Farmers Stage Protest, Block Hoshiarpur Road Over Power Shortage During Paddy Sowing
PHAGWARA: Farmers associated with the Bharatiya Kisan Union (Doaba), under the leadership of State Vice President Harbhajan Singh Bajwa, staged a protest outside the PSPCL office on Hoshiarpur Road in Phagwara on Friday, alleging an acute shortage of electricity supply to agricultural fields during the ongoing paddy sowing season.
The protesting farmers had gathered to demand an uninterrupted eight-hour power supply for irrigation. The union leaders sought a meeting with PSPCL officials to raise their concerns but alleged that they were not allowed to meet the officials.
In protest, the farmers started a dharna and blocked the Hoshiarpur-Phagwara road, disrupting traffic on the route.
Addressing the media, Harbhajan Singh Bajwa accused the Aam Aadmi Party-led Punjab Government of making false claims regarding uninterrupted electricity supply to farmers. He said that while the government claims to be providing eight hours of continuous power to agricultural feeders, farmers are actually receiving only two to three hours of electricity, causing serious difficulties during the crucial paddy transplantation season. He demanded that the state government immediately ensure a continuous eight-hour electricity supply to all agricultural fields.
Following the road blockade, local police, led by SHO City Phagwara Amandeep Kaur, reached the protest site and initiated talks with the agitating farmers in an attempt to resolve the issue and restore normal traffic.
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