Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) workers were detained for holding a protest march in the national capital to observe 'black day' on completion of one year of the farm laws despite being prohibited by Delhi Police. As per information shared by Delhi Police, the workers were taken to Sansad Marg police station. Pics/Pallav Paliwal, PTI
Updated On: 2021-09-17 08:23 PM IST
The SAD, which walked out of the ruling coalition at the Centre last year over the farm laws, observed September 17 as Black Day. The protest march was taken out from Gurudwara Rakab Ganj to the Parliament House. Pic/PTI
Condemning the detention of his party workers, SAD president Sukhbir Singh Badal said, "The Central government and Haryana government stopped our workers and resorted to baton charge. They broke our vehicles." Pic/PTI
According to the police, the leaders were detained for taking out the protest march in violation of Covid-19 guidelines. They were subsequently released. Pic/Pallav Paliwal
The protest march led to massive traffic snarls in several parts of the national capital, including Lutyens' Delhi and ITO. Pic/Pallav Paliwal
A section of farmers, mainly from Punjab, Haryana and western Uttar Pradesh, has been protesting at Delhi border points against the Centre's three farm laws for over nine months now. Pic/PTI
The protesting farmers have been demanding the repeal of the laws which they feel will do away with the MSP system, leaving them at the mercy of big corporations. Pic/PTI
The government has insisted that these laws have given farmers a new opportunity to sell their produce and rejected claims that they are aimed at doing away with the minimum support price regime and farm mandis. Pic/Pallav Paliwal
