Police personnel were deployed in large numbers on the inter-State boundaries of Punjab, Haryana, and in the Union Territory of Chandigarh, in the wake of a demonstration call given by various farmer outfits from six flood-ravaged States, seeking immediate compensation.
The Punjab government, meanwhile, announced that it has released over ₹186 crore to compensate farmers for the crop loss due to floods.
The farmers were planning to gather at Chandigarh – the joint capital of Punjab and Haryana – on Tuesday for the protest, but were stopped midway. Several farmers were taken into preventive custody at Shambhu entry point in Haryana on Tuesday as they headed towards Chandigarh, said officials. In Punjab too, preventive measures were taken and barricades put up as farmers marched towards Chandigarh. Many farmer leaders were detained on August 21, a senior police officer confirmed to The Hindu.
