Farmers block National Highway 44 in Haryana’s Kurukshetra

Farmers on Tuesday blocked the Delhi-Chandigarh National Highway 44 near Haryana’s Kurukshetra. Reportedly, farmers got agitated over the Haryana government’s decision not to buy sunflower seeds at the minimum support price (MSP). Notably, earlier on May 31, the chief minister of Haryana Manohar Lal Khattar deposited Rs 181 crore into the bank accounts of over […]

Farmers on Tuesday blocked the Delhi-Chandigarh National Highway 44 near Haryana’s Kurukshetra. Reportedly, farmers got agitated over the Haryana government’s decision not to buy sunflower seeds at the minimum support price (MSP).

Notably, earlier on May 31, the chief minister of Haryana Manohar Lal Khattar deposited Rs 181 crore into the bank accounts of over 67,000 farmers as compensation for the loss of the crops due to the unseasonal rainfall in March and April.

#WATCH | Protesting farmers block National Highway-44 in Kurukshetra's Shahabad over their demand for Minimum Support Price for sunflower seed#Haryana pic.twitter.com/NyAcS9KCOy

— ANI (@ANI) June 6, 2023

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