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Farmer leaders detained, protest venues cleared by police

Chandigarh, Mar 19 (UNI) Punjab police on Wednesday detained 14 farmer leaders minutes after the 7th round of talks concluded at Chandigarh between farmers leaders and Union as well as Punjab ministers.
Sources said that, after the meeting, as soon as farmer leaders Sarvan Singh Pandher, Jagjit Singh Dallewal and others crossed Chandigarh were taken into custody by the Punjab police.
Police also cleared the Khanauri and Shambhu borders, where Sanyukt Kisan Morcha (non-political) and Kisan Mazdoor Morcha have been agitating for the last 13 months demanding a law to guarantee minimum support price for their produce.
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