Patiala, June13, 2023: Farmer Leader and President of Bharti Kissan Union Sidupur(BKU-Ekta ) Jagjeet Singh Dallewal arrested by Punjab Police who has been sitting on dharna outside the PSPCL headquarters here since Thursday.All the leaders were rounded up and the PSPCL gate opened as the employees entered the building after four days.
The rounded-up farmer leaders along with their supporters were taken away in a bus.The Samyukt Kisan Morcha (non-political), a breakaway group of the SKM, had been protesting outside the PSPCL head office.
Police removed all barricades and tractors from the dharna site that were put up by the farmers.Patiala Inspector General Mukhwinder Singh Chinna along with SSP Varun Sharma reached the spot around 4 am to clear the site of farmers.
“Operation Opengate PSPCL has peacefully concluded. We have ensured that with minimum force we lifted the dharna and cleared the road for the public and ensured that the PSPCL gates are open for the officials,” Chinna said.On Monday evening, the district administration had declared the protesting site as illegal.
