After Punjab, Haryana police remove barricades to clear Shambhu-Ambala road; farmers announce dharnas
The Hindu
Haryana security removes barricades at Shambhu border, Punjab farmers protest, police crackdown, and political leaders' reactions.
Following the eviction of protesting farmers from the Shambhu border, Haryana security personnel on Thursday (March 20, 2025) morning started removing cemented barricades, which were erected to prevent the Punjab farmers from heading to Delhi.
At the Shambhu border, JCB and other machines have been deployed to remove the concrete blocks to clear the Shambhu-Ambala road, which remained closed for over a year.
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The Haryana security officials had fortified the state border with Punjab with cement blocks, iron nails and barbed wire to scuttle any attempt by the farmers from Punjab to move towards the capital as part of their 'Delhi Chalo' programme.
Punjab Police also resumed its operation to dismantle the remaining temporary structures on the Punjab side of the Shambhu border on Thursday to clear the road.
Meanwhile, the Samyukta Kisan Morcha (Non-Political) and the Kisan Mazdoor Morcha on Thursday (March 20, 2025) announced to hold dharnas outside the offices of deputy commissioners in protest against the Punjab Police crackdown.
Both the bodies, which spearheaded the farmers' stir at Shambhu and Khanauri border points, slammed the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government in Punjab for evicting the protesters and detaining farmer leaders on Wednesday.
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