Pics: Punjab farmers seeking higher compensation for acquired land block roads leading to CM's house

Ravneet Singh

Tribune News Service

Patiala, April 30

Farmers associated with the Road Kisan Sangharsh Committee on Friday blocked the connecting roads to Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh’s residence from YPS Chowk and the Main Road here as part of their protest against the state and Union governments, alleging acquisition of their land for the Delhi-Katra expressway at low compensation.

The farmers have also decided to carry out a march in the city starting from the Fountain Chowk.

The protest, planned days ago, shaped up as over 500 farmers reached Patiala on Thursday in their tractor-trolleys. The farmers associated with the committee have set up their tents near the CM’s residence and have been protesting for over 35 days now. This also forced the city police to block all roads leading to the CM’s residence for over a month now.

Traffic from areas adjacent to the CM residence was also affected as a section of farmers blocked other roads too.

Coordinators of the farmers’ protest said they had decided to jam all roads of the city.