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Punjab: Stage set for stormy budget session

Hindustan Times 21 Mar 2025
Cabinet minister Harpal Singh Cheema said that prolonged road closures by the protesting farmers at Shambhu and Khanauri borders were hindering industrial growth in Punjab, which is essential for creating employment opportunities.
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Punjab: Opposition flays crackdown; economy hit, says AAP

Hindustan Times 21 Mar 2025
Former deputy chief minister Sukhbir Singh Badal stated ... Finance minister Harpal Singh Cheema said that because of the closure of the two highways for more than a year, Punjab’s trade has been hit hard.
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7 aides of jailed MP Amritpal Singh remanded in four-day Punjab Police custody

Hindustan Times 21 Mar 2025
Amritpal Singh had fought the 2024 Lok Sabha elections as an independent and had won from Khadoor Sahib ... Advocate Harpal Singh Khara, who represented the defence in the court, said, “Police have cited the need to recover mobile phones and weapons.
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Farmers’ outfits plan nationwide protest

Hindustan Times 21 Mar 2025
... Singh Chahal, the media coordinator for the farm outfits, said ... Punjab finance minister (Harpal Singh Cheema) has himself told the media that the farm protests were causing inconvenience to traders.
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Road opens after Punjab crackdown on farmers

Hindustan Times 21 Mar 2025
... Mandeep Singh Sidhu ... Patiala Range DIG Mandeep Singh Sidhu said ... Minister Harpal Singh Cheema said that the farmers should stage a protest in Delhi as their demands are against the central government.
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‘Punjab will avenge this backstabbing’: Congress slams CM Mann over farmers protest

Hindustan Times 20 Mar 2025
The leader of the Opposition in Punjab assembly, Pratap Singh ... Reacting to this, Punjab Minister Harpal Singh Cheema said that the action was taken as they want to open Shambhu and Khanauri borders.
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Haryana-Punjab Shambhu border cleared: Security tightened as police remove barricades amid farmers protest

The Times of India 20 Mar 2025
Patiala SSP Nanak Singh stated that the road would ... However, Punjab Minister Harpal Singh Cheema defended the action, stating that the prolonged blockade had hurt local businesses and youth employment.
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OPINION | Why Bhagwant Mann ordered crackdown on farmers?

India TV 20 Mar 2025
AAP minister Harpal Singh Cheema said that since the farmers’ agitation was against the Centre, and the two borders had remained closed for long, the state police had to take action.
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Farmer leader Jagjit Dallewal moved to PWD guest house after police crackdown at Shambhu border

Hindustan Times 20 Mar 2025
Farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal was detained in Mohali before being transferred to Patiala on Wednesday.(PTI) ... Punjab finance minister Harpal Singh Cheema defended the eviction, citing economic disruptions.
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Heightened security at Shambhu border after action against farm leaders: Top developments

The Times of India 20 Mar 2025
He was brought to PIMS Hospital in Jalandhar in the early hours at around 2 am on Thursday.- The seventh round of talks in Chandigarh involved discussions about farmers' demands, particularly a law ...
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Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge calls BJP and AAP ‘anti-farmer’ parties

Hindustan Times 20 Mar 2025
The Punjab government defended the move, with minister Harpal Singh Cheema stating that the prolonged blockade of highways had severely impacted industries, businesses and employment in the state.
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With farmers evicted, Haryana forces start removing barricades to clear Shambhu-Ambala road

Hindustan Times 20 Mar 2025
Punjab Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema justified the eviction of farmers, saying industries and businesses have been hit hard due to the prolonged closure of the two highways, which he called "the lifelines of he state".
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Punjab: Centre, farmers’ talks remain inconclusive, next meeting on May 4

Hindustan Times 20 Mar 2025
(Keshav Singh/HT) ... Punjab’s ministers Harpal Singh Cheema, Lal Chand Kataruchak and Gurmeet Singh Khudian along with chief secretary KAP Sinha also attended the meeting.
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AAP defends police action, Opposition says farmers backstabbed

Hindustan Times 20 Mar 2025
Punjab Vidhan Sabha speaker Kultar Singh Sandhwan and cabinet ministers Harpal Singh Cheema and Tarunpreet Sondh stressed the need to keep the highways open to ensure the smooth movement of goods and ...
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Punjab: Cops clear Shambhu, Khanauri blockades, detain over 450 farmers

Hindustan Times 20 Mar 2025
Defending the police action, Punjab finance minister Harpal Singh Cheema, who represented the state government at the talks, said ... Patiala SSP Nanak Singh said the entire road will be cleared and opened for traffic.

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