Roads Blocked, Protests In Punjab Over Police Action On Haryana Farmers

Punjab: Several protesters, owing allegiance to farmer bodies, burnt the effigies of the BJP-led government in Haryana for using "force" on farmers in Karnal, Haryana.

Farmers blocked roads and highways in Punjab for two hours on Sunday in protest against the lathicharge on peasants in Haryana. Deplorable assault on the protesting Farmers is an attack on Fundamental Rights of every Indian … earned after innumerable sacrifices during the freedom struggle, It impinges and impedes on the spirit of the Constitution and Breaks the Backbone of India's democracy !! pic.twitter.com/7nqmDBx3Dm Owing allegiance to various farmer bodies, the protesters burnt the effigies of the BJP-led government in Haryana for using "force" on farmers in Karnal. Around 10 people were injured on Saturday as police allegedly lathicharged a group of farmers disrupting traffic movement on a national highway while heading towards Karnal to protest against a BJP meeting. The two-hour-long agitation in Punjab that started at 12 noon also caused inconvenience to commuters, who got stuck in traffic snarls at several places.