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India: PM Modi to Visit Punjab, His First Since Farm Laws Withdrawn

NEW DELHI, 05 January 2022, (TON): Around 10,000 security personnel have been deployed in Punjab's Ferozepur district ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit, which is being opposed by some farmer unions.

PM Modi is visiting Punjab after a gap of two years and set to lay foundation stones of projects worth ₹ 42,750 crore.

Some farmer unions are demanding from the government to bring a law to guarantee the minimum support price (MSP) and withdraw police cases against farmers, who protested the Centre's farm laws.

Additional Director General of Police G Nageswara Rao said “adequate security arrangements have been made ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Punjab's Ferozepur.”

Officials said “around 10,000 security personnel will be deployed in the border district in the wake of the PM's visit.”