<p>A group of farmers protesting against the Centre’s farm laws on Sunday tried to disrupt a BJP programme in Punjab's Jalandhar district.</p>.<p>They shouted slogans against the Centre and the Punjab BJP leadership over the farm laws.</p>.<p>Heavy police security arrangements were made by the Punjab Police to maintain law and order, said officials.</p>.<p>Barricades were put up, a water cannon and an earthmoving machine were deployed to prevent protesters from disrupting the BJP's programme at Company Bagh in Jalandhar.</p>.<p>The farmers, carrying black flags, tried to break the barricade to reach the venue where the state BJP leaders were holding their agitation against the state Congress government.</p>.<p>Some of the farmers managed to reach near the venue but police nabbed them and took them away</p>.<p>Punjab BJP chief Ashwani Sharma was in Jalandhar to participate in a protest against the Congress-led dispensation organised by the state party unit.</p>.<p>Talking to reporters later, Sharma said those who were protesting were not farmers. “I fully trust farmers as they cannot indulge in such things,” said Sharma.</p>.<p>He said the Constitution which allows everybody to hold agitation and protest also allowed the BJP to hold its programmes.</p>.<p>Earlier addressing the gathering, Sharma attacked the ruling Congress in the state, accusing it of trying to divert attention from its "failures" under the garb of farmers' protest.</p>.<p>He slammed the Amarinder Singh-led state government for the alleged deteriorating law and order situation in the state.</p>.<p>Earlier in the day, a group of people showed black flags to the Punjab BJP chief at Tanda when he was going to Jalandhar.</p>
<p>A group of farmers protesting against the Centre’s farm laws on Sunday tried to disrupt a BJP programme in Punjab's Jalandhar district.</p>.<p>They shouted slogans against the Centre and the Punjab BJP leadership over the farm laws.</p>.<p>Heavy police security arrangements were made by the Punjab Police to maintain law and order, said officials.</p>.<p>Barricades were put up, a water cannon and an earthmoving machine were deployed to prevent protesters from disrupting the BJP's programme at Company Bagh in Jalandhar.</p>.<p>The farmers, carrying black flags, tried to break the barricade to reach the venue where the state BJP leaders were holding their agitation against the state Congress government.</p>.<p>Some of the farmers managed to reach near the venue but police nabbed them and took them away</p>.<p>Punjab BJP chief Ashwani Sharma was in Jalandhar to participate in a protest against the Congress-led dispensation organised by the state party unit.</p>.<p>Talking to reporters later, Sharma said those who were protesting were not farmers. “I fully trust farmers as they cannot indulge in such things,” said Sharma.</p>.<p>He said the Constitution which allows everybody to hold agitation and protest also allowed the BJP to hold its programmes.</p>.<p>Earlier addressing the gathering, Sharma attacked the ruling Congress in the state, accusing it of trying to divert attention from its "failures" under the garb of farmers' protest.</p>.<p>He slammed the Amarinder Singh-led state government for the alleged deteriorating law and order situation in the state.</p>.<p>Earlier in the day, a group of people showed black flags to the Punjab BJP chief at Tanda when he was going to Jalandhar.</p>