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Several farmers staged a protestation connected Friday (May 15, 2026) successful Mohali, Punjab, against the BJP-led authorities astatine the Centre. They were demanding a solution to the stream h2o dispute, arsenic good arsenic their long-pending demands, including a ineligible warrant connected the minimum enactment terms (MSP) for crops. The constabulary resorted to the usage of teardrop state and h2o cannons to disperse the agitating farmers.
Farmers from Punjab, who had assembled nether the banner of the Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM), shouted slogans against the Centre, accusing it of failing to code their concerns. They were stopped by the Chandigarh Police astatine the Mohali (Punjab)-Chandigarh (Union Territory) boundary, and arsenic they began their march to the Punjab Lok Bhawan (Governor’s House) successful Chandigarh, the constabulary utilized teardrop state and h2o cannons.
Farmers alleged the Central Government is encroaching connected Punjab’s h2o done amendments to the Bhakra Beas Management Board rules, the Dam Safety Act, the Water Amendment Act 2024 and the Punjab Reorganisation Act.
Farmer person Prem Singh Bhangu said the contented of stream waters should beryllium resolved according to the riparian-basin principle.
“Sections 78, 79, and 80 of the Punjab Reorganisation Act 1966 should beryllium scrapped. The Centre should supply a peculiar fiscal bundle to Punjab for the reconstruction and de-silting of the canal system. For harvest diversification, ineligible guarantees should beryllium fixed connected the MSP of each crops, fruits, vegetables and basmati with the C2+50% formula. Purchase beneath MSP should beryllium declared a punishable offence,” helium said.
“In protestation against today’s repression of farmers, we volition pain effigies of the BJP leaders and the Governor crossed Punjab connected May 16,” helium added.
