Protesting Punjab farmers march towards Chandigarh against govt’s early paddy sowing

Even as hundreds of farmers associated with 23 farmer unions of Punjab have started coming towards Chandigarh since Tuesday morning, the leaders of these Unions have been called for a meeting with Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann.

The meeting is scheduled at 10.30 am at the CM’s residence, to resolve the issues of these farmers. The unions have given a call to farmers to assemble at Gurdwara Amb Sahib in Mohali at 11 am, from where would march towards Chandigarh for a pucca dharna here in protest against the paddy sowing schedule announced by the state government, besides 10 other demands.