Chandigarh, Feb. 2 -- Tensions gripped parts of Jalandhar on Monday as Punjab police intercepted members of the Bharti Kisan union (Sidhupur) attempting to block the Amritsar-Delhi National Highway. The farmers were protesting against the proposed biofuel and bio-gas plant in the Jamsher Khas area.
Following the police intervention, the protesters shifted their demonstration to the road at Sofi Pind, leading to traffic congestion on rural routes as farmer leaders raised slogans against the local administration and state government.
Residents and the farmers argue that the plant is located near a densely populated zone. Protesters have demanded that the facility be shifted from residential areas, citing severe environmental and health haza...