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Farmers nether the banner of the Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM) connected Monday (December 8, 2025) staged protests crossed Punjab against the Centre's draught for the Electricity Amendment Bill, 2025, and the draught for the Seed Bill, 2025, demanding their withdrawal.
The telephone for the State-wide protests was fixed by the SKM. The protests were besides joined by the employees' unions of the State powerfulness utility. During the protests, protesters burned copies of the projected bills.
In Hoshiarpur, protests were held extracurricular offices of the Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) adjacent Maharana Pratap Chowk astatine Mukerian, Dasuya, Sham Chaurasi and Marnaian Khurd.
In Garhshankar, protesters took retired a march from Gandhi Park to the enforcement engineer's bureau of the PSPCL.
The demonstrations were led by leaders of assorted husbandman organisations, including the Kirti Kisan Union, Kisan Committee Doaba, Jamhoori Kisan Sabha, Kul Hind Kisan Sabha and Bharti Kisan Union (Rajewal).
Addressing the gatherings, husbandman leaders termed the Electricity Amendment Bill anti-farmer and anti-people, alleging it would pb to the privatisation of the powerfulness assemblage and summation the load connected consumers.
They besides opposed the Seed Bill, 2025, describing it arsenic harmful to farmers' interests and alleging that it sought to reintroduce provisions akin to the 3 workplace laws repealed earlier aft sustained protests.
Similarly, successful Mohali, the protestation was held extracurricular the sub-divisional bureau of the PSPCL, and protesters shouted slogans against the Union Government.
A fewer days ago, the Kisan Mazdoor Morcha held a two-hour 'rail roko' objection successful the State against the Electricity Amendment Bill, 2025.
