Punjab farmers protest against lockdown restrictions
The Hindu
Outfits leading the stir against farm laws accuse Centre, State govt. of mishandling the COVID-19 crisis
Farmer unions in Punjab held demonstrations across the State on Saturday against the ongoing lockdown restrictions amid the COVID-19 pandemic, accusing the Centre and State government of failing to manage the situation arising out of the virus spread. Thiry-two farmer organisations of Punjab, which have been at the forefront of the ongoing agitation against Centre’s farm laws, also appealed to all shopkeepers to open their shops as a mark of protest against the lockdown. However, in most parts of the State, the shops were closed after the government’s announcement about the weekend lockdown. Several groups of farmers defying lockdown restrictions carried out protest marches in different districts of the State including Patiala, Sangrur, Mansa, Bathinda, Moga, Barnala, Faridkot, Muktsar, Fazilka, Ferozpur, Tarn Taran, Amritsar, Gurdaspur, Ludhiana, Hoshiarpur, Jalandhar, and Moga.
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