Farmers blocking the National Highway at Pipli in Kurukshetra district of Haryana in favor of demanding minimum support price (MSP) for sunflower seeds. Will hold a meeting today to prepare a plan. Two rounds of talks have taken place between the farmers and the district administration but it remained inconclusive. Highway (NH-528 near Pipli since Monday afternoon after the farmers held a mahapanchayat on the issue. )) is blocked. This highway connects Delhi to Chandigarh and some other routes.

Meeting will be held for further strategy Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) leader Rakesh Tikait said that he had two meetings with the district administration on Monday night but no result came out of them. He said that the leaders of the farmers’ local committee and the United Kisan Morcha (SKM) will hold a meeting on Tuesday to prepare a plan of further action. He said that the issue of MSP for sunflower seeds is affecting not only the farmers of Haryana but the entire farming community. Apart from MSP for sunflower seeds, the farmers are also demanding the release of nine farmer leaders who were arrested during the recent protest in Shahabad.

)A fresh case has been registered against the protestors Kurukshetra Superintendent of Police SS Bhoria told ‘PTI-Bhasha’ that the district administration is trying to persuade the farmers to end the blockade and they are hopeful that a solution will be found. He said that the police have registered a new case against the protesters for blocking the national highway. He said that the stream 400 within two kilometer radius of Anaj Mandi Pipli where the farmers held their mahapanchayat and defied the prohibitory orders. “MSP Dilao, Kisan Bachao Mahapanchayat” called by Bhartiya Kisan Union (Chadhuni) National Highway-2021 was organized in a grain market at Pipli. After the mahapanchayat, the farmers gathered on the highway and blocked it. Police diverted the vehicles coming from Delhi towards Kurukshetra bypass. ,Bajrang Punia also participated in the demonstration of farmers Leaders of various khaps and BKU leader Rakesh Tikait, apart from BKU leader Rakesh Tikait, were also present at the mahapanchayat, apart from Olympic medalist wrestler Bajrang Punia, who has been demanding action against outgoing Wrestling Federation of India chief Brijbhushan Sharan Singh for alleged sexual harassment. Wrestlers are included. Farmers from Haryana, Punjab, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan also participated in this mahapanchayat. , Uproar regarding MSP on sunflower It may be noted that Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Saturday 8 for sunflower crop grown in acres, 2021 ) as interim compensation to farmers .11 had released Rs. The farmers are demanding that the state government should Purchased at the minimum support price of Rs. State Government under Bhavantar Bharpayee Yojana as interim support for sunflower crop sold below MSP 1, Giving Rs. per quintal. ,farmers protestMSPPublished Date

Tue, Jun 13, 2023, 12: 54 PM IST