Protesting farmers block KMP expressway in Haryana, say will build pressure on govt

Referring to 24-hour dharna, farmer leaders said that if the government does not accept their demands, then the pressure on the government will be built in the same way.

Intensifying their protest against the three farm laws, farmers blocked the Kundli-Manesar-Palwal expressway at some places in Haryana on Saturday. The blockade started at 8 am on Saturday and lasted for 24 hours. This highway connects the borders of Delhi and is a bypass for all the outer cities. From Saturday morning itself, the farmers started reaching the highway. To block this road, a large number of youth and women arrived from Punjab and Haryana along with people from nearby areas. The Samyukta Kisan Morcha, an umbrella body of protesting farmer unions spearheading the farmers' agitation against the agriculture-related legislations, on Friday gave a call for a 24-hour blockade of the KMP expressway.