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Farmers would march to the Raj Bhawan on third day Mohali/Panchkula, November 26, 2023: As per media reports , Farmers from across the Punjab and Haryana under the banner of the Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM) on Sunday launched a three-day protest on the Mohali-Chandigarh border to press the Centre for their pending demands of MSP guarantee and debt waiver, among others. PHOTO FOR REPRESENTATIONAL PURPOSE ONLY The protesters announced that on the last day of their dharna, they would march to the Raj Bhawan in Chandigarh to submit a memorandum of their demands to the Punjab Governor. According to the news published in The Tribune, heavy security arrangements were made ahead of the protest. Farmers from several parts of Punjab, including Ludhiana, Ferozepur and Sangrur, started arriving in Mohali early this morning on tractor-trailers, SUVs and other vehicles with a cargo of essential items, including ration, bedding, utensils and cooking gas cylinders, for the three-day protest. Farmers fro...

  Punjab Farmer bodies seek withdrawal of cases against farmers for burning stubble, hold protest Ludhiana, November 20, 2023: As per media reports, Under the banner of the Samyukt Kisan Morcha, several farmer bodies on Monday held protests at the offices of deputy commissioners and sub-divisional magistrates at many places, seeking withdrawal of cases registered against farmers for burning stubble. MEMBERS OF VARIOUS FARMER ORGANISATIONS RAISE SLOGANS DURING A PROTEST AGAINST THE PUNJAB GOVERNMENT AGAINST ACTION OVER STUBBLE BURNING ISSUE. PTI PHOTO According to the news published in The Tribune, the agitating farmers demanded withdrawal of legal actions, including registration of FIRs and rollback of the fine imposed on farmers for burning crop residue. The protesting farmers, who also demanded a long-lasting solution for paddy straw, brought stubble-laden trolleys to several offices of DCs and SDMs. Police on Sunday had said that over 930 FIRs had been registered against farm...