Row over fundraising for farmers’ stir

Mohali, January 8

Senior leaders of the Kisan Union (Lakhowal), Kisan Union Ekta (Sidhupur), Kisan Union (Rajewal) and Kisan Union (Dakonda) today approached the Mohali SSP’s office and sought to lodge a fresh complaint against a fundraising organisation of Phase 7, Mohali.

The leaders alleged that the Punjab Kisan Union was collecting donations in the name of farmers’ agitation in the Phase 7 market without any mandate from the 31 farmers’ bodies protesting on the Delhi border.

Punjab Kisan Union state leaders Kanwaljit Singh, Amandeep Singh, Gabbar Singh Sangrur and Surjit Singh said all details of the donors were being recorded in a register.

The protesting farmers’ leaders met SP (City) Harvinder Singh Virk in the absence of the Mohali SSP and apprised him of the whole incident. Virk said the police were investigating the matter in depth and the issue would be resolved soon after talking to both farmers’ groups. — TNS