Overview

• Punjab Police dismantled protest sites at the Shambhu and Khanauri borders, citing economic disruptions caused by prolonged highway blockades.
• Farmer leaders, including Jagjit Singh Dallewal and Sarwan Singh Pandher, were detained following inconclusive talks with the central government.
• The farmers had been protesting for over a year, demanding a legal guarantee for Minimum Support Price (MSP), debt waivers, and other reforms.
• Opposition parties criticized the Punjab government’s actions as undemocratic and accused it of betraying the farmers.
• In response to the evictions and detentions, farmers have called for nationwide protests and a 'chakka jam.'