Summary:
The protest was led by union leaders Jasbir Singh Goniana, Tikka Singh, Gurvinder Singh Bucho, Hansa Singh, Gurdeep Singh, Lachman Singh and Surjit Singh. Palledar union members demanded that the contract system should be scrapped in the state food agencies and instead they should be paid directly through workers’ management committee. The protesters demanded that the food agencies should clear their payment for loading trucks under the Atta-Dal scheme. They alleged that families of palledars were going through hard times due to non-payment by the food agencies. Some AAP leaders also reached the protest site, but union leaders did not allow them to address the gathering..