In order to avoid congestion caused by farmers gathering in Haryana’s Kurukshetra for a Mahapanchyat, the traffic on Monday was redirected on the Delhi-Chandigarh national highway 44.
This diversion was implemented to ensure smooth flow of vehicles and to address the farmers’ demand for a minimum support price for sunflower seeds, which led them to occupy the roads in the city.
However, Tikait said that the peasants are not blocking the highway. “It is not right; highways should not be blocked,” Tikait said.
“We have only two demands: release the farmers who were detained and start purchasing sunflower seeds at MSP. We are ready to hold talks with the government,” Tikait said.
Farmers and their supporters from Punjab, Haryana were seen coming out on the streets in large numbers on their tractors after the mahapanchayat this morning.