BKU (Doaba) leaders put under house arrest ahead of Shambhu protest

Bharatiya Kisan Union (Doaba) president Manjit Singh Rai and other leaders of the union were on Monday placed under house arrest in view of the Shambhu protest scheduled for Tuesday.

Vice President Davinder Singh Sandhwan and general secretary Satnam Singh Sahni were detained at their respective houses.

Police action began at 5 am.

The Union was planning to send its representatives for the protest planned at the Shambhu police station on a call given by the Samyukt Kisan Morcha.

The protest was against the alleged injuries sustained by farmers in the police action at the Shambhu and Khanauri borders on March 19.

Representatives of the BKU (Doaba) intended to assemble at the Ladowal toll plaza from where they would head to the Shambhu police station.

Jalandhar