Overview
- Police kept a heavy deployment in Tibbi on Thursday as farmers regrouped at a local gurdwara and internet services remained suspended for a second day.
- Authorities said more than 107 people have been booked and around 40 detained, including Congress MLA Rupinder Singh Kunnar detained while heading to a meeting.
- Violence on Wednesday followed a mahapanchayat when protesters used tractors to breach the site wall, leading to lathi-charge and teargas, with about a dozen vehicles set on fire and Congress MLA Abhimanyu Poonia injured.
- The district collector said the Dune Ethanol Pvt Ltd project was cleared at the 2022 Rising Rajasthan summit with required permissions, and action is underway against those involved in arson and vandalism.
- Farmer groups, backed by leaders from Rajasthan, Punjab and Haryana, insist on a written halt, fresh environmental clearance and documented local consent before construction proceeds.