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Agriculture
Thousands of Punjab Farmers Convene at Dashera Ground, Amritsar for Mahapanchayat
✍️ Amar Ujala · Amritsar
🗓 08 Sep 2026, 09:43 PM
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A massive gathering of farmers from across Punjab assembled at the Dashera Ground on Ranjit Avenue in Amritsar to hold a Mahapanchayat, highlighting agrarian concerns.
Thousands of farmers from all over Punjab converged today at the Dashera Ground on Ranjit Avenue in Amritsar for a Mahapanchayat, a large-scale assembly aimed at voicing agricultural grievances. The venue, a well‑known open space in the city, was filled with tractors, banners and a sea of participants representing diverse farming communities.
Organisers described the gathering as a platform to present collective demands to state authorities, including calls for better procurement prices, relief from rising input costs, and clearer policy support for smallholders. Attendees reportedly discussed the impact of recent weather anomalies and market fluctuations on crop yields.
While no official statements were released at the time of reporting, the scale of the Mahapanchayat underscores the heightened mobilisation of Punjab’s farming sector ahead of upcoming policy deliberations at the state level.
Organisers described the gathering as a platform to present collective demands to state authorities, including calls for better procurement prices, relief from rising input costs, and clearer policy support for smallholders. Attendees reportedly discussed the impact of recent weather anomalies and market fluctuations on crop yields.
While no official statements were released at the time of reporting, the scale of the Mahapanchayat underscores the heightened mobilisation of Punjab’s farming sector ahead of upcoming policy deliberations at the state level.