Around 50 farmers gathered at Amb Sahib Gurudwara in Mohali were also detained.The Morcha, a coalition of more than 30 farmer organisations, had called for the dharna in Chandigarh starting from 5 March in support of their various demands.Deputy Inspector General of Police (Ropar Range) Harcharan Singh Bhullar stated that protesting farmers would not be allowed to reach Chandigarh under any circumstances. “Wherever any farmer came out on the roads, the police of that area stopped them,” he said.Meanwhile, Chandigarh Police set up barricades at the Chandigarh-Mohali border to prevent protesters from entering the city. Security was intensified at all entry points, and police personnel were checking all vehicles and verifying the identities of people they suspected.Additionally, anti-riot vehicles, ambulances, fire brigades, and sand-filled tippers were deployed at all border points. Due to these intensive security measures, long queues of vehicles formed at border crossings, causing inconvenience to commuters.Superintendent of Police Geetanjali Khandelwal stated that police personnel had been stationed at all border points. “Barricading has been put up, and strict checking is being carried out. We want people to face minimal inconvenience, but wherever we suspect traffic snarls, we have directed alternative traffic routes,” she said.The Chandigarh Administration had denied permission for farmers to hold their sit-in at Sector 34 in the city.
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