Farmers under the banner of Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM) on Monday (January 26, 2026) took out tractor marches at several places in Punjab to press for their demands, including the withdrawal of the Electricity (Amendment) Bill, 2025. In Hoshiarpur, members of the Doaba Kisan Committee took out a tractor march in Mukerian. At Hoshiarpur's Dasuya, farmers on tractors marched through Verka Chowk, SDM Chowk, Grain Market, Chungi Chowk and Balagan Chowk, before culminating near the Basra Hospital on Miani road, while at Garhdiwala, farmers marched through the bus stand and Sarhala Morh to the Guru Aasra Ghar at Bahga village. A similar demonstration was organised at Tanda, where farmers riding more than 60 tractors marched under the leadership of Doaba Kisan Committee president Jangveer Singh Chauhan. The tractor marches concluded without any untoward incident, officials said.

Source: The Hindu January 27, 2026 01:27 UTC