Akalis Begin Protest Against New Farm Laws, Take Out Rallies in Punjab
Former Union Minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal was briefly arrested while trying to enter Chandigarh on Thursday night while protesting against the new farm laws, a matter over which her party the Shiromani Akali Dal decided to pull out of the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance. The Akali Dal on Thursday morning began three separate "kisan marches" against the new farm laws, which they say will harm the interest of farmers and give room for large companies to manipulate them.
