Adampur MLA Sukhwinder Singh Kotli was among 22 booked by name by the Bhogpur police station in the FIR that mentions the involvement of 100-150 unidentified persons after the protesters blocked the national highway for three hours
Amid a stand-off over water-sharing between Punjab and Haryana, the Bhagwant Mann-led Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government in Punjab moved a resolution in the state assembly on Monday, vowing not to share any additional water with Haryana
Condemning the organisations announcing road and rail blockades in Punjab, chief minister Bhagwant Mann said legal action will be taken against those who disrupt public life and hinder the state’s progress
Surinder Pal Gurdaspur, state president of the union, said, “The state government had promised to fill 5,994 positions, but only 2,670 teachers were recruited.”
The security detail of Punjab Police was deployed after chief minister Bhagwant Mann’s May 1 visit amid an escalating water war between Punjab and Haryana, with minister Harjot Singh Bains claiming to have locked a room at the Nangal dam from where water supply is regulated.