Punjab floods: Protesting farmers stopped from continuing to Chandigarh, detained 

Express News Service

CHANDIGARH: The Haryana police on Tuesday detained farmers at varied locations whereas they have been continuing to Chandigarh to protest towards the failure of the federal government to supply compensation for his or her crops broken in floods.

The farmers are demanding a bundle of Rs 50,000 crore from the Centre for damages attributable to floods within the northern area, together with Punjab. They are additionally demanding Rs 50,000 per acre compensation for crop loss, Rs 5 lakh for a broken home, and Rs 10 lakh compensation for a household of an individual who died within the floods.

The farmers have been stopped at Ambala and several other different locations and detained by the police. Police have been deployed in massive numbers on the factors bordering Chandigarh to stop the farmers from getting into the town.

On the Ambala-Chandigarh highway, police had arrange barricades at many locations and the automobiles passing by way of have been being searched.  Also, Anti-riot automobiles and a CCTV car have been deployed in Rajpura by Punjab Police.

Farmers had claimed that a number of of their leaders have been detained on Monday in several components of Punjab, whereas some farmers have been additionally held in Ambala and Kurukshetra in Haryana forward of their protest plan.

The farmers had even laid siege to some toll plazas in Amritsar and Tarn Taran of Punjab in protest towards the detention of their leaders. Also, the farmers resorted to dharna on the toll plaza between Shahkot and Moga. The Sugarcane Sangharsh Samiti and Bhartiya Kisan Union demanded the federal government launch all of the detained farmer leaders instantly, failing which, they threatened to launch an enormous protest.

Earlier on Monday, a farmer died in Sangrur district of Punjab after being run over by a tractor-trolley, whereas 5 policemen have been injured after growers clashed with police over the “detention” of some farm leaders.

Family members demanded the police handy over the physique of Pritam Singh who was run over on Monday in order that they’ll transfer it to a hospital for autopsy. But police declined to handover the physique suspecting {that a} dharna can be staged by the household.

A case has been registered towards farmers on the Longowal police station in Sangrur district for the demise of a farmer yesterday night this has additional agitated the farmers they usually need the case withdrawn.

Sixteen farm our bodies, together with the Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee, Bharti Kisan Union (Karanti kari), BKU (Ekta Azaad), Aazaad Kisan Committee, Doaba, BKU (Behramke) and the Bhoomi Bachao Mohim, had given the decision for staging an illustration right here to hunt compensation for losses attributable to floods.

Meanwhile, the Punjab Government launched Rs 186 crore to the farmers for the lack of their crops in latest floods.

Punjab Revenue, Rehabilitation, and Disaster  Management Minister Bram Shanker Jimpa stated that an quantity of greater than Rs. 186 crore to compensate for the crop lack of the farmers of the affected districts as a result of floods has been launched. He stated that advance funds have been launched to the Deputy Commissioners of 16 districts of the state from the Natural Disaster Relief Fund to offer reduction for the crop injury.

Jimpa stated that within the months of July and August, the crops of farmers have been broken as a result of floods in lots of areas and a Special Girdawari has been carried out in all of the flood-affected areas of the state. He stated that Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann fulfilled his promise to the flood victims on August 15 and initiated the method handy over cheques of compensation.
 

CHANDIGARH: The Haryana police on Tuesday detained farmers at varied locations whereas they have been continuing to Chandigarh to protest towards the failure of the federal government to supply compensation for his or her crops broken in floods.

The farmers are demanding a bundle of Rs 50,000 crore from the Centre for damages attributable to floods within the northern area, together with Punjab. They are additionally demanding Rs 50,000 per acre compensation for crop loss, Rs 5 lakh for a broken home, and Rs 10 lakh compensation for a household of an individual who died within the floods.

The farmers have been stopped at Ambala and several other different locations and detained by the police. Police have been deployed in massive numbers on the factors bordering Chandigarh to stop the farmers from getting into the town.googletag.cmd.push(perform() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

On the Ambala-Chandigarh highway, police had arrange barricades at many locations and the automobiles passing by way of have been being searched.  Also, Anti-riot automobiles and a CCTV car have been deployed in Rajpura by Punjab Police.

Farmers had claimed that a number of of their leaders have been detained on Monday in several components of Punjab, whereas some farmers have been additionally held in Ambala and Kurukshetra in Haryana forward of their protest plan.

The farmers had even laid siege to some toll plazas in Amritsar and Tarn Taran of Punjab in protest towards the detention of their leaders. Also, the farmers resorted to dharna on the toll plaza between Shahkot and Moga. The Sugarcane Sangharsh Samiti and Bhartiya Kisan Union demanded the federal government launch all of the detained farmer leaders instantly, failing which, they threatened to launch an enormous protest.

Earlier on Monday, a farmer died in Sangrur district of Punjab after being run over by a tractor-trolley, whereas 5 policemen have been injured after growers clashed with police over the “detention” of some farm leaders.

Family members demanded the police handy over the physique of Pritam Singh who was run over on Monday in order that they’ll transfer it to a hospital for autopsy. But police declined to handover the physique suspecting {that a} dharna can be staged by the household.

A case has been registered towards farmers on the Longowal police station in Sangrur district for the demise of a farmer yesterday night this has additional agitated the farmers they usually need the case withdrawn.

Sixteen farm our bodies, together with the Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee, Bharti Kisan Union (Karanti kari), BKU (Ekta Azaad), Aazaad Kisan Committee, Doaba, BKU (Behramke) and the Bhoomi Bachao Mohim, had given the decision for staging an illustration right here to hunt compensation for losses attributable to floods.

Meanwhile, the Punjab Government launched Rs 186 crore to the farmers for the lack of their crops in latest floods.

Punjab Revenue, Rehabilitation, and Disaster  Management Minister Bram Shanker Jimpa stated that an quantity of greater than Rs. 186 crore to compensate for the crop lack of the farmers of the affected districts as a result of floods has been launched. He stated that advance funds have been launched to the Deputy Commissioners of 16 districts of the state from the Natural Disaster Relief Fund to offer reduction for the crop injury.

Jimpa stated that within the months of July and August, the crops of farmers have been broken as a result of floods in lots of areas and a Special Girdawari has been carried out in all of the flood-affected areas of the state. He stated that Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann fulfilled his promise to the flood victims on August 15 and initiated the method handy over cheques of compensation.