In Amritsar, farmers have ended their protest from the railway track Mananwala. This decision was taken after the farmers union agreed with the administration. Farmers Union says that the administration has assured to meet with Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on December 13, after which this protest has been ended.
The railway track was jammed due to the Bharat Mala scam
In the Bharat Mala Project, many farmers from Amritsar and surrounding districts have alleged that their land was acquired at a low price and this amount was a scam. Farmers say that some farmers were given more money than the price, while the prices for the lands of neighboring farmers were given several times less. All this happened on the instructions of a former SDM.
Complaints were also filed several times regarding this matter. But he tries to scare the farmers by taking the name of AAP's Rajya Sabha MP from Punjab on himself. Farmers allege that complaints were made to the authorities for almost two and a half years, but no action was taken. After which the farmers had to take this step.