Shiromani Akali Dal leaders arrested as farmers protest in Delhi - Press Release issued by Kashmir Media Service.

New Delhi -- September 18, 2021 (PPI-OT)

Following is the text of press release issued by Kashmir Media Service

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Indian police arrested Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) President Sukhbir Singh Badal and former Union minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal as they led a protest march in New Delhi to mark the first anniversary of the passage of three contentious farm laws.

The SAD, which walked out of the ruling coalition at the Centre last year over the farm laws, observed September 17 as Black Day. The protest march was taken out from Gurudwara Rakab Ganj to the Parliament House. The SAD president tweeted that the protest march not only symbolised the farmers' dissent but would also be remembered as a historic event that struck at the root of tyranny.

Deputy Commissioner of Police (New Delhi) Deepak Yadav said SAD president Sukhbir Singh Badal, former Union minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal along with 15 other party leaders were detained at Parliament Street Police Station. According to the police, the leaders were detained for taking out the protest march in violation of COVID-19 guidelines. They were subsequently released. The protest march led to massive traffic snarls in several parts of the Indian capital.

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