Traffic resumes at Shambhu border after year-long blockade, Khanauri reopening soon | Latest News India
Traffic movement resumed on the Shambhu-Ambala Highway on Thursday after more than a year, while the Khanauri border point is set to reopen with Haryana Police removing roadblocks. Police personnel conduct checks near Jalandhar cantonment after police remove farmers from their protest site at the Haryana—Punjab Shambhu border, in Jalandhar on Thursday. (ANI ) This follows Punjab Police’s action a day earlier, detaining protesting farmers and dismantling their temporary structures. Road clearance at the protest sites in Shambhu and Khanauri continued as farmers staged demonstrations in Punjab, including Moga, Tarn Taran, Muktsar, and Faridkot, protesting against the previous evening’s crackdown on agitators. Farmers claimed that those detained had begun a hunger strike to protest against the police action. In Moga, a group of farmers, including women, scuffled with police while heading to demonstrate outside the deputy commissioner’s office. The developments sparked political reactions from various parties. In a statement from Delhi, the Aam Aadmi Party reiterated its support for farmers but stressed the need to reopen key roads to safeguard Punjab’s economy. BJP accuses AAP …






