Haryana govt accepts protesting farmers' demands over paddy procurement, highway blockade ends

By  India Blooms News Service   Sep 24, 2022

The farmers of Haryana ended their 21-hour long blockade in a key national highway after their demands of early procurement of paddy were accepted by the state government, which was pulled up by a court on the issue, media reports said.

The government has now said it will start moving paddy which are stored in grain markets, reports said.

However, the official purchase documents will be processed only on Oct 1.

After the blockade caused massive traffic disruptions, the Punjab and Haryana court in a midnight hearing asked the government to ensure the clearance of National Highway 44, which is around Kurukshetra, so that common people do not suffer.

We resolved the matter amicably with the farmers, Kurukshetra Superintendent of Police Surinder Singh Bhoria said as reported by NDTV.

The farmers, who were running out of storage space, had feared humidity and rain would spoil their grains.