Bathinda/Sangrur:, Feb. 7 -- Activists of Bhartiya Kisan Union (Ekta Ugrahan) clashed with police in Bathinda, Barnala and Sangrur districts after the authorities barricaded the roads at various locations to prevent them from reaching Bathinda city to hold a protest outside the district administrative complex (DAC). The farm union is demanding the release of two of its leaders, Baldev Singh and Shagandeep Singh, currently in judicial custody for allegedly assaulting DSP Rahul Bhardwaj last year. The BKU (Ekta-Ugrahan) is one of the state's most influential agrarian bodies.

Vehicular traffic on the national highway number 7 (Fazilka-Zirakpur) was disrupted for over five hours on Friday. Police lobbed tear gas shells to disperse the mob of...