Farmers’ protest: Supreme Courtroom listening to at this time over blocked Punjab highways | Newest Information India

Farmers underneath the banner of the Samyukta Kisan Morcha (non-political) and Kisan Mazdoor Morcha have been at Shambhu and Khanauri border factors between Punjab and Haryana since February 13 after their march to Delhi was stopped by safety forces.

The protesting farmers deliberate to enter Delhi on December 6 however suspended their march after tear gasoline firing by police. The ‘Dilli chalo’ protest march resumed on Sunday, December 8 and was halted once more because of the identical motive.

What the petition says

A petition was filed within the Supreme Courtroom by a social activist from Punjab who sought instructions to the Centre and others to take away restrictions on farmers’ protests and to make sure that nationwide highways and railway tracks usually are not blocked by the agitating farmers.

The plea has alleged that farmers’ and farmer unions have blocked your entire nationwide and state highways in Punjab completely and for an indefinite interval.

A bench headed by Justice Surya Kant is slated to listen to the plea on Monday.

“The alleged farmers and their farmer unions have blocked the nationwide freeway on the entry level of Punjab i.e. Shambu for a couple of yr and lately have blocked nationwide and state highways in your entire state of Punjab at numerous areas on October 24, 2024,” information company PTI quoted traces from the plea.

The plea alleged the blockage of highways was a menace to nationwide safety as your entire Military motion in the direction of the northern borders of the nation passes by way of Punjab.

“Folks of Punjab and neighbouring states are going through nice problem as they’re unable to achieve hospitals on time in case of medical emergency, as even ambulances are being stopped from operating on nationwide and state highways in your entire state of Punjab,” the plea stated.

It stated free motion on highways comes underneath the elemental proper of the citizen, which is being violated by the farmers by blocking them in your entire state of Punjab.

“The state of Punjab is being focused by the international, exterior and anti-national forces with the intention to make use of alleged farmers and farmer unions to de-stable Punjab as Punjab is the spine of your entire nation and has a historical past of going through many assaults from neighbouring nations,” the plea acknowledged.