Farmers block Chandigarh-Zirakpur, Panchkula-Zirakpur border points
Tribune News Service
Zirakpur, February 6
Several light points on Saturday were blocked by protesters in Zirakpur during the ‘Chakka Jam’ announced by farmers.
Farmers’ union on Friday had announced a ‘Chakka Jam’ to protest against the Internet ban on Singhu, Tikri and Ghazipur borders.
The Chandigarh-Zirakpur border and the Panchkula-Zirakpur border have been blocked. Traffic has come to a complete halt on both sides of the highways.
Meanwhile, in Mohali, main light points and T-points have been blocked by protesters.
Protesters have parked personal vehicles in the middle of the roads.
DSP (Traffic) Guriqbal Singh said: “We are trying to divert the traffic and managing U-turns. The situation is peaceful. No untoward incident reported till now.”
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