Mar 20, 2025 12:56 PM IST
Patiala vary DIG Mandeep Singh says technique of clearing Patiala-Delhi freeway ought to be over by Thursday night. Haryana Police eradicating the cement jersey barricades on the Ghaggar river on the Shambhu border with Punjab on Thursday. (HT Picture)
A day after Punjab Police detained farmer leaders Sarvan Singh Pander of the Kisan Mazdoor Morcha and Jagjit Singh Dallewal of the Samyukta Kisan Morcha (Non-Political) once they have been on their method again from Chandigarh to Shambhu and Khanauri protest websites following talks with the central delegation, together with Union agriculture minister Shivraj Chouhan, that led to a impasse, the Punjab and Haryana police began the method of evicting the borders of protesters. The following spherical of talks is slated for Might 4.
On the Shambhu border, JCB and different machines have been deployed to take away the concrete blocks to clear the Shambhu-Ambala stretch of the freeway, that has remained closed for greater than a yr.
Haryana safety officers had fortified the state border with Punjab with cement blocks, iron nails and barbed wire to scuttle any try by the farmers to maneuver in direction of the nationwide capital as a part of their Delhi Chalo protest.
The non permanent buildings put up farm protesters have been pulled down by the Punjab Police at Shambhu border on Thursday. (PTI Picture)
Police additionally resumed its operation to dismantle the remaining non permanent buildings on the Punjab aspect of the Shambhu border on Thursday.
Patiala Vary deputy inspector basic (DIG) Mandeep Singh mentioned: “We are in the process of clearing the Patiala-Delhi highway and should hopefully be done by this (Thursday) evening. We are allowing farmers to come and take back their tractor-trolleys after providing details, such as their residential address and mobile number.”
Greater than 3,000 police personnel have been deployed on the Punjab aspect of the Khanauri border, he mentioned.
On the Haryana aspect, Jind police have began the method of eradicating cement blocks close to Datta Singhwala.
Narwana deputy superintendent of police Amit Bhatia mentioned efforts have been on to clear the Patiala-Delhi freeway for visitors on the earliest.