Action committee workers staging a sit -in at the Mini Secretariat of Faridkot
During the month of February during the month of February in village Chandbhan of Faridkot district in Punjab, there was a case of conflict between two parties, in which the police had earlier taken action on the group related to the working class and later on the second faction under pressure from the labor organizations.
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The Chandbhan Jabar Action Committee, constituted for the struggle in this case, started dharna day and night in front of the SSP office at Mini Secretariat in Faridkot on Monday. The action committee alleges that due to political pressure, the implementation of the demands accepted by the district police is being reluctant.
People shouting slogans
Police is not taking action
On this occasion, members of the Action Committee said that on February 5, on the day of the incident, the rich people of the village forcibly entered the houses of Dalit laborers and sabotaged household goods and looted even the valuables of the houses. Police is not taking action against such accused. A few days after the incident, the police released 41 laborers arrested under the agreement with the action committee, but the promise of cancellation of the case against them has not been fulfilled yet.
Women sitting on dharna
The labor families have not yet arrested Dhanadhya Gamdur Singh Pappu and his family members in the oppression case, while a case has been registered against them in serious sections. So far, the root cause of the conflict has not resolved the water drainage dispute, but an attempt was made to fail the dharna.
Police stationed due to dharna
SP D gave action
During this, SP (D) Sandeep Vadhera assured that the demands will be resolved by meeting with the DIG on 13 May. Addressing the protest, the action committee convenor Manga Singh Verke, including other members and farmer leader Rajinder Singh Deep Singh Wala, announced that the struggle will continue until the workers get justice. The protests also demanded rehabilitation of migrant migrants displaced from Kotkapura.