Farmers blocked the national highway in Pipli in Haryana's Kurukshetra district for a second day on Tuesday over the MSP for sunflower seeds, with BKU leader Rakesh Tikait asking the State government to accept the demand or send farmers to jail. Mr. Tikait said the issue of minimum support price for sunflower crop is not only affecting farmers in Haryana …
Balraj Kundu, the Independent MLA from Meham, was arrested for four hours on Thursday for violating prohibitory orders as he and his supporters were headed for Pipli grain market near Kurukshetra to take part in the farmers’ rally against the Centre’s agriculture ordinances. Independent Meham MLA Balraj Kundu and his supporters were finally allowed to proceed to Pipli near Kurukshetra, …
