Farmers burned copies of the bills at multiple locations. In Hoshiarpur, protests occurred in Mukerian, Dasuya, Sham Chaurasi, and Marnaian Khurd outside PSPCL offices. In Garhshankar, they marched from Gandhi Park to the PSPCL Executive Engineer’s office.

Leaders from Kirti Kisan Union, Kisan Samiti Doaba, Jamhoori Kisan Sabha, Kul Hind Kisan Sabha, and BKU (Rajewal) led the marches. They called the bills anti-farmer and anti-people. The electricity bill may privatize the power sector and increase consumer costs, they warned.

In Mohali, protesters raised slogans outside the PSPCL sub-division office. Earlier, Kisan Mazdoor Morcha staged a two-hour rail roko over the same bills, showing widespread farmer opposition.

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They also called an SKM meeting for November 28. The unions plan to decide their final strategy there. Besides this, they demanded the rollback of the Seeds Bill, the four labour laws, and the National Education Policy, 2020. They argued that these policies would centralise control and weaken farmers.

BKU (Rajewal) chief Balbir Singh Rajewal urged farmers to stay ready. He told them to pack their clothes and food for an indefinite protest. He added that the new struggle would be even tougher.

Similarly, BKU (Ekta-Ugrahan) president Joginder Singh Ugrahan said the Electricity Bill would shift power distribution to private companies. He added that smart chip meters were a sign of privatisation. He warned that the Seeds Bill would help multinational companies control agriculture.

Other leaders raised concerns about MSP, flood losses and pending cases. They said the government had failed to meet earlier promises.

The farmers also accepted a draft resolution. They demanded that the state protect university and PSEB land, scrap anti-labour laws, and keep agriculture out of free trade agreements. They also asked the Centre to announce Panjab University senate election dates and recognise Chandigarh as Punjab’s capital.

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