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Punjab-Haryana border sealed as farmers march towards Delhi to protest India-US trade deal
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Hundreds of farmers from Punjab were stopped at the state’s border with Haryana on Tuesday while trying to enter Delhi for a Kisan Mahapanchayat, or farmers’ congregation, to protest against the proposed trade deal between India and the United States, NDTV reported.
The Bharatiya Janata Party-ruled Haryana government erected concrete barricades and placed cement blocks at the Shambhu border, PTI reported.
VIDEO | Haryana Police put concrete barricades at Shambhu border as farmers prepare to head to Delhi for a planned 'mahapanchayat' to protest against the proposed Indo-US trade deal.
VIDEO | Shambhu Border: Farmers gather at the Shambhu border ahead of their planned march to the national capital for a 'mahapanchayat' to protest against the proposed Indo-US trade deal.
The farmers want the India-US trade deal to be “completely scrapped”, PTI quoted Punjab farmer leader Sarwan Singh Pandher as saying.