Khap representatives call for 'Haryana Bandh' on June 14 to press for MSP demand

Chaos ensued on the Delhi-Chandigarh National Highway on June 12, Monday, as farmers blocked it after holding a mahapanchayat in Pipli in Kurukshetra to press for minimum support price for sunflower seed.

Chandigarh (Haryana): Khap representatives have called for a 'Haryana Bandh' on June 14 to press for 25 of their demands including Minimum Support Price (MSP) and loan waiver. The Khap representatives have said that they will now allow road and rail movement in the northern state on Wednesday, June 14.

They have also said that the supply of milk and vegetables will also be stopped in the state. The Khap representatives are considering calling 'Bharat Bandh' on June 18 and want support from all organisations. Chaos ensued on the Delhi-Chandigarh National Highway on June 12, Monday, as farmers blocked it after holding a mahapanchayat in Pipli in the Kurukshetra district of Haryana to press for minimum support price for sunflower seed. Rakesh Tikait, who reached the Mahapanchayat, said if he had to prolong the movement like the one in Delhi, he would not back down. The farmers are also considering taking the protest to the national capital.

Farmer leaders in Kurukshetra made it clear that the government should solve all the issues with the local committee of farmers. Farmer leaders said that if the government does not compromise with the local committee, the 'United Kisan Morcha' will also join this movement. Meanwhile, Deputy Commissioner and District Collector, Kurukshetra, Shantanu Sharma, has imposed section 144 in the district to maintain law and order situation.