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Farmers blockade in Haryana, police and protesters face to face on Delhi-Amritsar highway, atmosphere of tension

In Haryana’s Kurukshetra and capital Chandigarh, a meeting was held between farmers and officials on Friday to buy sunflower at MSP and not to sell it under Bhavantar Yojana. It was said in this meeting that if there is no solution to the problem, then on June 6, they will block Shahbad. Due to non-fulfillment of the demands of the farmers, today the national president of Bharatiya Kisan Union Chadhuni Group, Gurnam Singh Chadhuni, blocked the road in Shahbad.

Farmers jammed Shahabad GT road
Haryana government has decided to buy sunflower under Bhavantar Yojana. In which ₹ 4800 price has been fixed and ₹ 1000 will be given to the farmer under Bhavantar Yojana. A total of ₹ 5800 will be given to the farmer on sunflower per quintal. But the MSP is ₹ 6400 on which the government is not procuring. As a protest, today the farmer GT in Shahbad. Road is jammed. Heavy police force has been deployed in Shahbad to stop the farmers. Barricades were also installed at various places. If the farmers have blocked the Delhi-Amritsar National Highway as per their promise.

‘Appeal not to sell sunflower crop in Bhavantar scheme’
At the same time, let us tell you that Rakesh Bains, the spokesperson of the Indian Farmers Union, released a video a few days ago and told the farmers that no farmer should sell his sunflower crop under Bhavantar Yojana. Be ready to agitate. Farmers’ organizations had also met the administrative officials on Thursday, but no solution could be found. Rakesh Bains had told that the production of sunflower is highest in Shahbad. The farmers did not allow the procurement of sunflower to start under the Bhavantar Yojana. It was said on behalf of the Bharatiya Kisan Union that the jam will not be opened until the government procurement on MSP starts.