Over 40 farmers had died so far at both Khanauri and Shambhu border points between Punjab and Haryana ever since the protest started in February last year
The protesting farmers’ unions said that these mahapanchayats were being organised to mark one year of ‘Kisan Andolan 2.0’ which started on Feb 13 last year.
The farmer and his supporters said they saw Unitech staff with earthmovers and other equipment taking possession of his land on Thursday to start their developmental work and this triggered their protest