Posts Tagged ‘sikh farmers’

Sikh farmers protest in Chandigarh turned violent

sikh farmerChandigarh, Punjab: Over 25,000 farmers from all over Punjab on Tuesday thronged Chandigarh to hold a protest rally here in protest against unbundling of Punjab State Electricity Board. The protest march which remained peaceful during day but around 4 PM turned violent forcing the police to lathi charge the farmers.

Sikh farmers high in demand around globe

Sikh FarmerChandigarh, Punjab: Farmers of the state may head for Mongolia soon with the Ministry of External Affairs considering a proposal to send them to farm land in that country for six months every year.