A clash erupted between police and members of the Bharatiya Kisan union (BKU) Ekta Ugrahan on the Barnala-Bathinda National Highway in Punjab on Friday, after BKU members participating in the protest organised by the farmers’ group reportedly tried to enter the city.
BKU will intensify its agitation against the three farm laws along with the demand for compensation for farmers who died due to pandemic from August 1.
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As a preventive step, neighbouring BJP-ruled Haryana has imposed Section 144 of the CrPC to prevent assembly of protesters.
