Tensions were heightened following a clash between the police and the protesting farmers who were going to participate in a protest in Chandigarh against the Bhagwant Mann government.
Punjab Police have arrested several leaders of 16 farmer unions throughout the state. Reportedly, these farmer unions are being led by the Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee (KMSC).
Bajwa said that the Congress' collaboration with the AAP at the national level, in opposition to the BJP, was confined to offering support on matters concerning governors and lieutenant governors across different states.
Jalandhar (Rural) police raided the premises of a factory in Dhogri and arrested 13 persons involved in illegal cattle smuggling and trade. Twenty-five quintals of beef were also recovered from the factory during the raid.
The arrested accused were reportedly part of a larger drug smuggling racket which is being operated by suspected masterminds and smugglers who are sitting across the border.