Sangrur, August 20

Cabinet Ministers Vijay Inder Singla and Sadhu Singh Dharamsot besides senior SAD leaders faced protests from farmers here today. Leaders of both parties had gone to pay tribute to former SAD chief Sant Harchand Singh Longowal on his death anniversary.

“The government has been supporting farmers since the beginning of the agitation. The farmers protested against the Union Government, not us,” claimed Singla.

At Kaimbowal Sahib Gurdwara, where the SAD had organised a religious event, protesters prevented key party leaders from entering the gurdwara and raised slogans against them. SAD chief Sukhbir Badal cancelled his visit, citing an emergency meeting in Chandigarh. — TNS