With the Lok Sabha elections in Punjab just a week away, the farmers on Monday called for a gherao of BJP leaders at 16 locations across the state on Tuesday. Despite arrests and police action, the farmers announced their intention to surround the homes of BJP leaders in protest, demanding the release of farmers detained at the BJP’s behest.

The decision emerged from a meeting of the Kisan Mazdoor Morcha and the Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM non-political), who are leading the ongoing farmers’ agitation. The ‘Delhi Chalo andolan’, which has reached the 105-day mark on the borders of Punjab and Haryana, shows no signs of abating.

In the face of rising temperatures, the farmers’ resolve remains strong. They have vowed to continue their protest until the Central Government meets their demands. As Punjab prepares to vote on June 1, the farmers' anger towards the Modi government is becoming increasingly evident.

On May 28, the farmers plan to besiege the homes of BJP’s Lok Sabha candidates and leaders at 16 locations across the state to demand the release of their detained leaders. Additionally, they will encircle the residences of BJP Ministers in Haryana.

Farmer leader Sarwan Singh Pandher said that the main demand is the release of arrested farmers. The protest will take place from 12 pm to 4 pm outside the residences of BJP’s Patiala candidate Preneet Kaur Moti Mahal; at Bathinda Urban against Parampal Kaur Maluka; at Faridkot against Hans Raj Hans; at Amritsar against Taranjit Singh Sandhu; at Mianwind Residence in Khadoor Sahib against Manjit Singh Manna; at Pathankot against Dinesh Singh Babbu; at Jalandhar against Sushil Kumar Rinku; at Hoshiarpur against Anita Som Prakash; at Sangrur against Arvind Khanna; at Ludhiana against Ravneet Singh Bittu; at Ferozepur and Mamdot against Rana Gurmeet Singh Sodhi; at Fatehgarh Sahib against Geja Ram Valmiki; at Anandpur Sahib against Subhash Sharma; and at Fazilka against Punjab BJP president Sunil Jakhar.

Emphasizing that it is not a crime to question representatives in a democracy, Pandher urged the Aam Aadmi Party not to act as the BJP's B-team and undermine democratic principles. He criticized the Prime Minister and Union Home Minister for avoiding farmers’ questions and warned that such behaviour would cost the BJP votes in the upcoming elections.

Pandher assured that the farmers would continue to question BJP leaders peacefully and constitutionally in the days ahead.