The top court also asked the high powered committee headed by former high court judge to look into the grievances of farmers, to also file a supplementary status report.It also dropped contempt proceedings against the Punjab chief secretary and Director General of Police for not complying with the top court’s order of providing medical aid to Dallewal.On March 19, several farmer leaders, including Sarwan Singh Pandher and Dallewal, were allegedly detained in Mohali while returning from a meeting with a central delegation, as Punjab Police evicted farmers from Shambhu and Khanauri protest sites which were blocked for more than a year.The Punjab police had claimed that the protest sites have been cleared after dismantling temporary structures and stages, and removing trolleys and other vehicles stationed by the farmers.Farmers, under the banners of SKM and Kisan Mazdoor Morcha, have been camping at the Shambhu and Khanauri border points between Punjab and Haryana since February 13 last year, after their march to Delhi was stopped by security forces.
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