BATHINDA, March 7 -- Activists of various farmers and labourer unions held a rally in Bathinda, demanding action against the Bathinda SSP Jyoti Yadav for allegedly using excessive force against members of the Bhartiya Kisan Union (Ekta Ugrahan) during demonstrations on February 6 and 18, last month. The protesters also held a march and demanded the registration of criminal cases against police officials, compensation for injured BKU volunteers, and the withdrawal of cases against the union members. Union head Joginder Singh Ugrahan charged the SSP with acting as a puppet for the political class. "The Bathinda SSP is married to the AAP leader and state education minister Harjot Singh Bains, and she is working for the interests of the ruling party. Our volunteers were brutally beaten by the police," Ugrahan said. BKU (Dakaunda) president Manjit Singh Dhaner said that another gathering of farmer unions will be held at Barnala on March 10 to protest he police's anti-farmer union stance.htc...