Punjab Police have cleared the Shambhu border, a site of farmer protests for the past year. DIG Harman Veer Singh stated that approximately 150-200 farmers were present when the operation began.
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00:00It's a big move by Punjab, government and Punjab police, Shambhu border which was in
00:05the eye of the storm for the past one year or so is now being cleared.
00:10What we see around us, not just posse of policemen but also a large number.
00:15What is the plan of action we have with us, the DIG Harman Bir Singh, let's just have
00:19a word with him.
00:20Sir, you've actually sprung a surprise at a time where talks were going on with the
00:26centre, the moment they came out some of the leaders were arrested.
00:30What is the action plan, what instructions have been given out by the government?
00:34So there is no such instructions that there should not be any use of force.
00:41So we have totally gone by the procedure.
00:45We appealed to our Kisan brothers that their Dharna is illegal and unlawful, they should
00:52remove it.
00:53So they agreed to our appeal and they have taken away their unlawful Dharna.
00:58So some of them have literally surrendered before us and some of them they want we should
01:05be sent to our homes back and we are arranging the transportation.
01:09How many farmers were present here when the force came in?
01:12They were approximately I think 150 or 200 approximately.
01:19A lot of them have literally gone to their houses back.
01:25So a lot of them have agreed to our appeal, 40 to 50 they were detained but now they are
01:33also saying that we should be released and we want to go back to our homes.
01:38If anybody wanted that he should be arrested, so we will follow the procedure.
01:48Has it been an uphill task, do tell us because you know what we see is a lot of policemen.
01:52What is the plan as far as opening up of Shambu border is concerned because what we see is
01:58a huge number of tractors and trolleys.
02:00How many numbers are there and how many days will it take to really clear this?
02:05From our side this will be cleared in next one or two hours.
02:10So this isâĻ
02:11With the tractor and trolleys?
02:12With the trolleys and tractors we are going toâĻ only trolleys are here, tractors we
02:16have you know hired.
02:17We are going to you know take these trolleys to a yard we have already earmarked.
02:22So illegal just construction or just structures are here, we are going to demolish them following
02:30the proper procedure and this from our side it will be, this road will be totally cleared.
02:37One final question, every time farmers have called out or given out a call there have
02:41been thousands of farmers up to 550,000.
02:44In that case what really happens?
02:47What is the preparation for that?
02:51About you know law and order whatever Kisan gave a call.
02:56So we will see intelligence agencies are there, we will get all the inputs.
03:02So as per their planning we will you know all the arrangements will be, we will put
03:07our arrangements in place.
03:09So as of now will you say that Shambu border is farmer free?
03:13Totally free.
03:14Thank you so much for speaking to us.