Chandigarh, March 4 -- The Chief Minister of Punjab, Bhagwant Mann, has forcefully defended the crackdown by police against protesting farmers and stated that the state will not be allowed to be brought to a halt with road and railway blockades. His statement was made a day after midnight raids by the Punjab Police, arresting some of the farmer leaders ahead of the 'Chandigarh Chalo' march organized by the Sanyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM) on March 5. The move has ignited a political storm, with farmer unions accusing the AAP government of trying to suppress their agitation using force. Addressing the media on Tuesday, Mann justified his walkout of a meeting with farmer leaders, alleging that their insistence on continuing protests even as negot...