Amritsar, March 4 -- Farmer leader Sarwan Singh Pandher on Tuesday slammed Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, saying that this is the third time in a row he targeted the movement.

This comes after protesting farmers claimed that CM Bhagwant Mann had got "angry" and "provoked" them during a meeting with him in Chandigarh.

"Since last night, senior leaders of nearly 35 unions of Sanyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM) in Punjab were either taken into custody or put under house arrest... This is the third time in a row that Bhagwant Mann has targeted our movement... He (Bhagwant Mann) is the reason Punjab is in this situation..," Pandher told ANI.

CM Mann held the meeting on Monday on persuade farmers who had been sitting on a protest at the Khanaur...