Punjab CM Amarinder Singh warns farmers against violating lockdown curbs
The Hindu
Unions have announced protests across State on May 8.
Farmer unions in Punjab have announced they will stage protests across the State on May 8 against the ongoing lockdown restrictions, even as Chief Minister Amarinder Singh warned of strict prosecution in case of violation of restrictions. As many as 32 farmer organisations of Punjab, which have been at the forefront of the ongoing farmers’ agitation against the Centre’s farm laws, have appealed to all shopkeepers to open their shops as a mark of protest against the lockdown. “We will be staging demonstrations across the State on May 8. Also, we have appealed to the shopkeepers to open their shops. We will stand by the shopkeepers to ensure that their shops are not closed by administration,” said Buta Singh Burjgil, president of Bharatiya Kisan Union (Dhakonda).
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