Farmer MLA Hakam Singh wanted to question the contractor.
Raikot MLA Hakam Singh contractor faced strong opposition from farmers at Halwara. On Saturday, he arrived at the Government Senior Secondary Smart School Halwara to inaugurate the modern science laboratory built at a cost of Rs 10 lakh.
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The farmer wanted to answer and answer the MLA. But the MLA contractors ignored him and went straight to the school. Angered by this, activists of Bharatiya Kisan Union Siddhupur gathered on the Ludhiana-Bathinda highway. They started shouting slogans by disrupting traffic.
Farmers’ station in-charge shocked Jaswinder Singh, in -charge of the police station reform and the police personnel were posted in the security system. During this time, the farmers were also shocked by the police station in-charge. As soon as the program was over in the school, the MLAs left with their convoy.
The farmers shouted slogans against the Punjab government, MLA Hakam Singh Contractor and Sarpanch Halwara Sukhwinder Singh. Several leaders of BKU Siddhupur were leading the block head Amrik Singh Halwara, LIL unit head Kulwinder Singh and other demonstrations.
In the program, the MLA said that the Punjab government is committed to equip all government schools with better facilities under the education revolution. Principal Amandeep Kaur Brar and staff presented a memento and doshala to the MLA. During this, the sarpanch made several demands including reconstruction of Halwara-Pakkowal road.