{"id":12829,"date":"2025-03-20T12:32:48","date_gmt":"2025-03-20T07:02:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.udaypunjab.com\/?p=12829"},"modified":"2025-03-20T12:32:48","modified_gmt":"2025-03-20T07:02:48","slug":"dont-harm-punjabs-progress-by-blocking-highways-kultar-singh-sandhwan-appeals-to-farmers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.udaypunjab.com\/?p=12829","title":{"rendered":"Don\u2019t Harm Punjab\u2019s Progress by Blocking Highways: Kultar Singh Sandhwan Appeals to Farmers"},"content":{"rendered":"

Chandigarh, March 20- Punjab Vidhan<\/span> Sabha<\/span> Speaker Kultar Singh Sandhwan has made an emotional appeal to farmers, urging them not to block Punjab\u2019s highways and disrupt its progress. While reiterating the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government\u2019s unwavering support for farmers\u2019 demands, Sandhwan<\/span> emphasized the adverse effects of prolonged road blockades on Punjab\u2019s economy, industry, and employment opportunities for the youth. \u201cThe people of Punjab and the state government have always stood with the farmers, whether it was during the fight against the three black laws or the Modi government’s plan to turn stadiums into prisons for farmers. However, the continuous closure of highways has caused significant harm to Punjab. Our industries, businesses, and youth are suffering,\u201d said Sandhwan<\/span>. He highlighted that road closures are preventing industrial growth and trade, which are essential for creating jobs and curbing the menace of drugs. “Punjab\u2019s fight against drugs cannot succeed by just arresting or punishing smugglers; we must also provide employment opportunities for our youth. When young people are employed, they will naturally stay away from drugs,” he added.Sandhwan<\/span> stressed the need to keep Punjab\u2019s highways open to ensure the smooth movement of goods and raw materials, which are critical for boosting agro-based<\/span> industries and the economy. \u201cWe are already witnessing losses. For instance, basmati<\/span> rice prices dropped significantly last year, causing huge financial losses to farmers and traders. Similarly, road closures have impacted vegetable growers and small businesses,\u201d he said.Appealing directly to farmer unions, he said, \u201cYour demands, such as MSP, are valid but are related to the Central Government. We request you to take your struggle to Delhi and hold protests against the BJP government there. Let us keep Punjab\u2019s highways and trade routes open so that our industries and economy can grow. Together, we can ensure Punjab\u2019s progress while addressing farmers’ demands.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Chandigarh, March 20- Punjab Vidhan Sabha Speaker Kultar Singh Sandhwan has made an emotional appeal to farmers, urging them not to block Punjab\u2019s highways and disrupt its progress. While reiterating the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government\u2019s unwavering support for farmers\u2019 demands, Sandhwan emphasized the adverse effects of prolonged road blockades on Punjab\u2019s economy, industry, and …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":12827,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12829","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-punjab"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.udaypunjab.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12829","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.udaypunjab.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.udaypunjab.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.udaypunjab.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.udaypunjab.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=12829"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.udaypunjab.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12829\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.udaypunjab.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/12827"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.udaypunjab.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=12829"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.udaypunjab.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=12829"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.udaypunjab.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=12829"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}