10-Jul-2024 03:32 PM
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Chandigarh, July 10 (Reporter) The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Wednesday directed the Haryana government to open within one week its Shambhu and Khanauri border entry points that have remained barricaded since February 10 due to farmers’ agitation.
The directions came on a petition filed against the sealing of border between Punjab and Haryana.
The Court directed the Punjab government to take care of demonstrations within its jurisdiction at the Shambhu border and allowed the Haryana government to take preventive action if law and order situation deteriorates again.
The farmers’ organisations were also directed to maintain law and order.
Farmer organisations, while demanding a law to guarantee minimum support price (MSP) for crops, had given a call in February for a march towards Delhi.
However, the Haryana government sealed the borders by putting barricades on national highways near borders to prevent farmers from driving towards Delhi on the highway.
Amid violence, the state government also deployed security to stop farmers at Shambu and Khanauri borders...////...