Chandigarh 10 march 2025 (Punjab Khabarnama Bureau): Angered by the government, farmers across Punjab are staging protests outside the residences of AAP ministers and MLAs today, following a call by the Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM). SKM leader Balbir Singh Rajewal personally led hundreds of farmers in Samrala and joined the ongoing sit-in outside local MLA Jagtar Singh Dayalpura’s residence, addressing the gathering.
Rajewal stated that after the central government, the state government has also turned against farmers. He condemned the harassment, arrests, and imprisonment of protesting farmers, calling it proof that the government is working under the center’s influence to suppress their voices.
Various farmer leaders are present at this protest, which began at 11 AM and will continue until 3 PM. Addressing the gathering, farmer leaders warned the government that ignoring their demands could push Punjab, an agrarian state, further into economic decline.
Summary: Farmers intensify protests in Punjab, surrounding MLAs’ and ministers’ residences, demanding action on their grievances and agricultural reforms.