Haryana farmers block Rohtak-Delhi national highway; seek arrest of Brij Bhushan, and MSP

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Farmers blocked the Rohtak-Delhi National Highway in Haryanas Bahadurgarh for around three hours on Thursday in support of around two dozen demands, including the arrest of outgoing Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh; the resignation of Haryana Minister Sandeep Singh; higher compensation for the acquisition of agricultural land; and Minimum Support Price guarantee...

In response to a Haryana Bandh called by the Bharat Bhumi Bachao Sangharsh Samiti (BBBSS), farmers, including women, from the surrounding villages in Bahadurgarh, sat on the national highway around 10 a.m. to block the road, leading to traffic snarls..

The blockade was lifted in the afternoon following an assurance from the district administration for a meeting between the farmers and the Chief Minister on their demands over the next three days...

One of our major demands include to rolling back the anti-farmer provisions in The Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement (Haryana Amendment) Bill, 2021...

Mr. Dalal claimed that a portion of Munak Canal supplying water to Delhi from Haryana had also been partially damaged by farmers late at on Tuesday night in Sonipats Badwasni village, hampering water supply to the national capital..