High Court asks Haryana to remove barricades at Shambhu border within seven days

The Punjab and Haryana High Court on July 10 directed the Haryana government to remove within a week barricades set up at the Shambhu border near Ambala, where farmers have been camping since February 13 in support of their demands.

The Haryana government had set up barricades at the Ambala-New Delhi National Highway in February when the Samyukta Kisan Morcha (non-political) and Kisan Mazdoor Morcha had announced their decision to move towards Delhi in support of various demands, including a legal guarantee of Minimum Support Price (MSP) for crops.

The directions came on a petition filed against the sealing of border between Punjab and Haryana. Speaking to reporters in Chandigarh, Haryana Additional Advocate General Deepak Sabharwal said the court has directed the Haryana government to remove barricading within seven days.