Punjab Police cane-charge protesting farmers in Sangrur

Chandigarh: Punjab Police on Wednesday cane-charged protesting farmers and farm labourers outside Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann's rented house in Sangrur town. Mann is currently campaigning in Gujarat for the assembly polls.

Tens of thousands of farmers assembled there over their demand, including an increase of minimum daily wages to Rs 700 under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act 2005 (MGNREGA), implementing five-marla plot schemes for Dalits and allotment of the third part of common panchayat land on lease to the community.

They were protesting under the flag of Sanjha Mazdoor Morcha, a joint front of eight labour unions.