Uproar over blockade on farmers’ protest
Compiled by DIYANA PFORDTEN, TAN SIN CHOW and R. ARAVINTHAN

AUTHORITIES in the Indian states of Punjab and Haryana have been criticised for taking extreme measures to stop an impending farmers’ protest, Makkal Osai reported.

The protest, which is meant to support several demands by the farmers, is planned at venues from Haryana through Punjab to the capital city of New Delhi.

However, state authorities have erected concrete barriers on major roads to block the tractors the farmers are expected to travel on.

Videos showed large nails being embedded in additional concrete speed breaker structures on the roads.

Access to communication platforms has reportedly been blocked, and curfews have been implemented in places.

A large-scale farmers’ protest in 2020 saw similar blockades being run over, which saw the central government backing down on three proposed agriculture laws.

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AUTHORITIES in the Indian states of Punjab and Haryana have been criticised for taking extreme measures to stop an impending farmers’ protest, Makkal Osai reported.