Tensions Rise as Farmers Removed from Shambhu Border, Opposition Calls It a ‘Conspiracy’
🚨 Crackdown on Protesting Farmers at Shambhu Border
Former Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi has strongly condemned the government’s crackdown on protesting farmers at the Shambhu Border, calling it a “tragic day for Punjab”.
🗣️ “Farmers are under attack as part of a conspiracy,” Channi alleged, linking the police action to Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann’s recent meeting with Union Home Minister Amit Shah.
📢 “Our CM met Union Home Minister Amit Shah, and now farmers are being attacked. Punjab is facing a major crisis,” Channi said.
He further claimed that while the government pretends to negotiate with farmers, they are being detained and maligned behind closed doors.
🛑 “The road has been blocked by the government, not by the farmers. Farmers just want to reach Delhi,” he stated.
🔥 SAD, BKU Leaders Lash Out at AAP Govt
💬 SAD Leader Sukhbir Singh Badal also condemned the Punjab government, calling the detentions “forcible abductions”.
📢 “The Bhagwant Mann government promised MSP in five minutes but is now ignoring the same farmers,” Badal posted on Facebook, demanding the immediate release of detained leaders.
💬 BKU National Spokesperson Rakesh Tikait slammed the double standards of the administration:
📢 “On one hand, the government is negotiating with farmer organizations, and on the other, it is arresting them.”
🚜 Police Action: Protest Site Cleared, Leaders Detained
👮♂️ Punjab Police forcibly removed farmers from the Shambhu Border protest site on Wednesday night.
🔹 Key farmer leaders detained include:
✔️ Jagjit Singh Dallewal, who has been on an indefinite fast
✔️ Sarvan Singh Pandher, leader of Kisan Mazdoor Morcha
🚧 Meanwhile, Haryana Police used bulldozers to remove concrete barricades, further restricting farmer movements.
🚔 Police Defends Action—Says No Force Used
🗣️ Patiala SSP Nanak Singh assured that the road would be cleared soon and stressed that no force was used against the farmers.
📢 “Farmers cooperated with us, and many left voluntarily. Some were sent home on buses,” he said.