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Shambhu Border Farmers Dispute: The Supreme Court has ordered the partial opening of the Shambhu border connecting Punjab and Haryana. While hearing the case on Monday, the court said that the Shambhu border connecting Punjab and Haryana should be opened for women and children.
Apart from this, the road at Shambhu border needs to be partially opened for the movement of ambulances, essential services and local passengers. Taking aim at the farmers who have been protesting with tractors at Shambhu border for the last few months, the Supreme Court has also asked the Punjab government to talk to the farmers and persuade them to remove the tractors from Shambhu border, saying that the highway is not for parking vehicles. Bach has asked the Punjab government to persuade the protesting farmers at Shambhu border to remove the tractors from the highway road.
The court ordered the Director Generals of Police of Punjab, Haryana to hold a meeting with the Superintendents of Police of neighbouring districts within a week to partially reopen the roads at the Shambhu border.
Meanwhile, Bach also praised the Punjab and Haryana governments for suggesting a non-political name for the committee proposed to talk to the protesting farmers at the Shambhu border. The Supreme Court said it will soon pass a short order on the terms of the committee to be formed to talk to the protesting farmers at the Shambhu border.
