Chandigarh Police on Wednesday used water cannons as Punjab Youth Congress workers jumped barricades trying to march to Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar’s residence here, protesting over the new farm laws.
Punjab Youth Congress president Barinder Dhillon and several others were taken into custody by the Chandigarh Police.
The Congress workers wanted to ‘gherao’ Manohar Lal’s residence to protest against the use of water cannons and teargas against Punjab farmers last week, when the Haryana Police had tried to stop them from entering the state to continue their “Delhi Chalo” march.
“We will continue to fight till the farmers get justice,” Barinder Dhillon said, appealing to all sections of society to support the agitation.
The Chandigarh Police first used water cannons against the Congress workers at barricades set up about three kilometers ahead of Haryana CM’s official residence. But some activists managed to reach closer to the CM’s home after jumping over police barricades and faced water cannons again.
Notably, thousands of farmers are now gathered at Delhi’s borders protesting against the three new laws enacted by the Centre in September.
Farmer unions claim the new laws will lead to the dismantling of the minimum support price (MSP) system, leaving farmers to the mercy of corporate houses.