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Petition to prevent illegal screening of Diljit Dosanjh’s Satluj after Zee5 takedown filed in Punjab-Haryana High Court

Petition to prevent illegal screening of Diljit Dosanjh’s Satluj after Zee5 takedown filed in Punjab-Haryana High Court

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Honey Trehan’s Satluj, formerly titled Punjab ‘95 took over three years to see the light of day. Hours after the Diljit Dosanjh film was released on Zee5, it was taken down. In the week since then, it has been screened publicly in places such as Punjab and Jammu. An advocate has now filed a petition in the Punjab and Haryana High Court to take action against those conducting these illegal screenings. (Also Read: Satluj movie review: Diljit Dosanjh, Arjun Rampal film recounts harrowing tale from Punjab ‘95 that’s a punch to the gut) Diljit Dosanjh plays the lead in Honey Trehan’s Satluj. Petition filed in HC about screening Satluj Advocate Vineet Jindal posted a copy of the petition he filed in the HC against the public screenings of Satluj on his X (formerly Twitter) account. He wrote, “By this Letter petition before the Hon’ble Chief Justice of the Punjab & Haryana High Court, I am seeking appropriate action against individuals, religious organisations, and political parties involved in organising illegal public screenings of the film. Such …

Farmers hold candlelight marches on Punjab-Haryana borders

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Agitating farmers on Saturday evening took out candlelight marches on the interstate borders of Punjab and Haryana to support their demands, comprising legal guarantee of the minimum support price of their crops. At the same time, farmer leader Sarwan Singh Pandher said they would not end their agitation till their demands are met. He clarified that their protest may continue even after the model code of conduct for the Lok Sabha polls comes into effect. Crowds of farmers have been camping in the open skies at Khanauri and Shambhu borders of Punjab with Haryana after their march to the national capital has been stopped since February 13. Pandher has said that they will announce their next course of action on February 29. This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed, agencies. Mid-day accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability, trustworthiness, reliability and data of the text. Mid-day management/mid-day.com reserves the sole right to alter, delete or remove (without notice) the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever Source link

Farmers halt ‘Delhi Chalo’ march till February 29, to stay put at Punjab-Haryana borders

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Farmers tying a black cloth on their turbans to mark Black Day protest against the Union government and Haryana government during their ongoing ‘Delhi Chalo’ march, at Shambhu Border in Patiala on February 23, 2024. | Photo Credit: ANI Farmers protesting to press the Centre for their various demands will stay put at the two protest sites on the Punjab-Haryana border till February 29 when the next course of action will be decided, their leader Sarwan Singh Pandher said on February 23. A decision to this effect was taken on Friday evening by the Samyukta Kisan Morcha (Non-Political) and Kisan Mazdoor Morcha (KMM), which are spearheading the ongoing agitation at the Shambhu and Khanauri borders. “The next announcement about the agitation will be made on February 29,” KMM leader Pandher told the media at Khanauri protest site. He also shared details about how the protesting farmers will spend their next few days: a candle march will be held on February 24, seminars will be organised on issues related to farmers on February 25, effigies of …

Mann announces ₹1 crore compensation, job for sister of farmer killed at Punjab-Haryana border

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File picture of Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann | Photo Credit: PTI Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Friday announced a compensation of ₹1 crore and a government job for the sister of farmer Shubhkaran Singh who died at the Khanauri border point. Singh (21), a native of Bathinda, was killed and 12 police personnel injured in clashes at Khanauri border point on the Punjab-Haryana border on Wednesday. The incident took place when some protesting farmers were trying to head towards barricades. “The family of Shubhkaran Singh, who got martyred during the farmer’s movement on the Khanauri border, will be given financial assistance of ₹1 crore by the Punjab government and a government job to his younger sister. Due legal action will be taken against culprits,” Mr. Mann said in a post in Punjabi. Farmer leaders were demanding financial compensation for the kin of Singh and a government job for a member of his family, besides registration of a case against those who were responsible for his death. They had also demanded “martyr” status for …

Farmers to stay put at Punjab-Haryana borders as deadlock persists

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Protesting farmers will stay put at the two borders of Punjab and Haryana over their various demands as the deadlock persisted despite the third round of talks with a panel of Union ministers, reported news agency PTI. A five-hour meeting, which started around 8:45 pm on Thursday, between three Union ministers and the farmer leaders remained inconclusive, reported PTI. Farmers` protest: Next meeting on February 18 The two sides will now meet on February 18 for the fourth round of talks. The two previous rounds of dialogue on February 8 and 12 also remained inconclusive, reported PTI. Union Agriculture and Farmer Welfare Minister Arjun Munda, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal and Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai represented the Centre at Thursday`s meeting over the farmer unions` various demands, including a law guaranteeing a minimum support price (MSP) for crops, reported PTI. Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann and Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema also joined the meeting at the Mahatma Gandhi State Institute of Public Administration in Sector 26 here, reported PTI. …

Protesters stay put at Punjab-Haryana border, govt-farmers talks on Thursday

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Three Union ministers will meet farmer leaders in Chandigarh Thursday for another round of talks as the standoff between the protesters and police at the Punjab-Haryana border entered its second day, marked by more clashes between the two sides. At Shambhu border point near Ambala, there was intermittent shelling Wednesday by security personnel at the `Delhi Chalo` protesters who are demanding minimum support price for their crops. Tear smoke was used whenever any group of farmers moved towards the barricades. Security personnel faced stone-pelting from the protesters. A similar standoff continued at the at Data Singhwala-Khanauri border in Haryana`s Jind district.But the situation remained less volatile compared to Tuesday, when farmers tried to shift cement barriers at Shambhu with their tractors, attempting to push towards Delhi. Farmer leaders claimed that over 100 protesters were hurt Tuesday, hit by rubber bullets and tear gas shells. Police said 24 of their own men were injured in the stone-pelting by protesters during the first day of the protest. Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee leader Sarwan Singh Pandher said the …

Tear Gas Fired At Farmers Marching Towards Delhi At Punjab-Haryana Border

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New Delhi: Tear gas has been fired at farmers massing at the Shambhu border point between Punjab and Haryana – a key meeting point for farmers from each state heading to Delhi as part of their ‘Delhi Chalo’ call. Visuals showed huge plumes of smoke – making visibility almost impossible – and hundreds of farmers, as well as media personnel, running helter-skelter to the sound of tear gas shells being fired. The shelling – the first signs of violence – broke as the clock struck noon and the farmers began their push to Delhi. An estimated two dozen shells were fired, despite no immediate signs of provocation. Visuals from the Shambhu border – over 200 km from Delhi – also showed the police and security personnel – already outnumbered – dropping smoke bombs from drones to disperse the farmers. Around 200 farmer unions – and an estimated one lakh farmers from neighbouring Haryana, Punjab, and Uttar Pradesh – began marching on the national capital Tuesday morning, in a worrying replay of the 2020/21 protests, in …