Scores of farmers took out a protest march in Mohali on Sunday in support of Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) woman constable Kulwinder Kaur who allegedly slapped Mandi MP-elect Kangana Ranaut at Shaheed Bhagat Singh International Airport on Thursday.

Mohali police also constituted a three-member special investigation team (SIT) under superintendent of police (City) Harbir Singh Atwal to probe the case after the protesters demanded fair probe and cancellation of the FIR against Kaur.

Kaur was booked for allegedly slapping and abusing Ranaut at the airport. The constable was immediately suspended after the incident. Her husband is also posted with CISF in Jammu and the couple have two children.

On Sunday, multiple farmer outfits, including the Samyukta Kisan Morcha (Non-Political) and Kisan Mazdoor Morcha led the “Insaaf March” from Amb Sahib Gurdwara in Phase 8 and proceeded towards the Mohali SSP’s office in Sector 76 amid tight police cover.

A few farmers were also seen riding atop four-wheelers. Traffic was not affected much, as it was the weekend. Farmers from Punjab, Rajasthan, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh joined the march in support of Kaur, raising slogans against Ranaut and seeking FIR against her for “provocative statements against the people of Punjab, especially farmers”.

Bharatiya Kisan Union (Sidhupur) convener Jagjit Singh Dallewal and Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee (KMSC) president Sarwan Singh Pandher, along with other farmer leaders, led the protest and submitted a memorandum of demands to Mohali SSP Sandeep Kumar Garg.

While the protesters were stopped at the barricades outside the District Administrative Complex that houses the SSP’s office, a delegation of farmers was allowed to meet Garg.

Bharatiya Kisan Union (Sidhupur) convener Jagjit Singh Dallewal and Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee (KMSC) president Sarwan Singh Pandher, along with other farmer leaders, led the protest and submitted a memorandum of demands to Mohali SSP Sandeep Kumar Garg.

While the protesters were stopped at the barricades outside the District Administrative Complex that houses the SSP’s office, a delegation of farmers was allowed to meet Garg.