- News
- India News
- Why farmers are on highways again
Trending
Why farmers are on highways again
You're reading
Why farmers are on highways again Embrace exclusivity and superior craftsmanship with the OnePlus 11 5G Marble Odyssey 'Outright lie, no one was raided or sent to jail': Union minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar slams Jack Dorsey over former Twitter CEO's 'pressure' allegation India, US realising equitable bilateral partnership a win-win for both: USISPF chief
Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar addressing public at Gannuar on Sunday.
Pipli live
Who
Why block highway
What farmers want
Protest despite…
- Hundreds of farmers blocked the Delhi-Chandigarh highway on Monday after holding a mahapanchayat in Haryana’s Kurukshetra district to press for minimum support price for sunflower seed.
- The farmers had gathered at a grain market in Kurukshetra’s Pipli close to
the National Highway-44 for "MSP Dilao, Kisan Bachao mahapanchayat", called by Bharatiya Kisan Union (Charuni).
- Farmers from Haryana, Punjab, Delhi,
Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan attended the gathering. - Apart from leaders of various khaps and Bharatiya Kisan Union leader Rakesh Tikait, Olympic medal-winning wrestler Bajrang Punia, one of the grapplers who have been demanding action against outgoing Wrestling Federation of India chief
Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh , were present at the mahapanchayat.
- Farmers say the local administration had assured them of a meeting with Haryana CM
Manohar Lal Khattar to discuss their demands. "But now they say the chief minister has left Karnal". - "Because of this, the local committee, which organised the mahapanchayat, decided to block the National Highway-44 till our demands are met," farmers’ leader Karam Singh Mathana said.
- The highway also connects the Delhi-Kurukshetra-Amritsar route.
- The farmers are demanding that the state government procure sunflowers at an MSP of Rs 6,400 per quintal.
- Under the Bhavantar Bharpai Yojana — price difference payment scheme — the state government is giving Rs 1,000 per quintal as interim support for sunflower crops sold below MSP.
- On June 6 too, farmers had blocked National Highway-44. Police had then used water cannons and resorted to lathicharge to disperse the protesters.
Start a Conversation
FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA
FacebookTwitterInstagramKOO APPYOUTUBE
Elections
TOP TRENDS
Popular Categories
Hot on the Web
Top Trends
Cyclone BiparjoyNEET Result 2023UPSC Prelims Result 2023Bhopal FireVaranasi G20 SummitCyclone in GujaratJuhu Beach DrowningKylian MbappeIndia vs West Indies ScheduleBiporjoy CycloneDenver NuggetsWTC FinalBihar Police Recruitment 2023Dutch Youtuber HarassedDelhi Meerut RRTSSilvio BerlusconiREET Result 2023Dutch Youtuber Harassed
Trending Topics
Living and entertainment
Copyright © 2023 Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd. All rights reserved. For reprint rights: Times Syndication Service