Farmers blocked NH in Kurukshetra’s Shahbad, police used water canon

Haryana Farmers Protest: Farmers in Haryana protested strongly on Tuesday (June 6) for the purchase of sunflower seeds at MSP. The farmers had blocked the national highway near Shahabad in Kurukshetra district. Police used water cannon to disperse the protesting farmers.

On the call of BKU (Chadhuni) chief Gurnam Singh Chadhuni, the farmers blocked the Delhi-Chandigarh National Highway near Shahbad. The protesting farmers claimed that the government was not procuring sunflower seeds at MSP and due to this they were forced to sell their produce to private buyers at around Rs 4,000 per quintal against the Rs 6,400 MSP.

Demonstration of farmers in Haryana

Gurnam Singh Chadhuni said that the government should purchase sunflower seeds at the minimum support price of Rs 6,400 per quintal. The protesters said that they had given the government time till Monday, but their demand was not heeded. Police had to divert traffic to other routes and link roads after the protesters blocked the highway. A heavy police force was deployed near the place where the farmers had blocked the highway.

#WATCH , Shahabad, Haryana | Police use water cannons to disperse the farmers who are protesting over their demand for Minimum Support Price for sunflower seed.

They had blocked National Highway-44 in Kurukshetra’s Shahabad. pic.twitter.com/KCXqNJrlfp

— ANI (@ANI) June 6, 2023

Chadhuni said at the protest site that until the government does not accept our demand, our protest will continue. The protesters said that they are against the government’s move to include sunflower seeds in the Bhavantar Bharpayee scheme. Under this, the government will give a fixed compensation of Rs 1,000 per quintal for the produce sold below the MSP.

Sunflower seeds should be purchased on MSP

He demanded that sunflower seeds should be procured on MSP. The opposition Congress has also targeted the state government on the issue of sunflower. Senior Congress leader and former CM Bhupinder Singh Hooda recently said that sunflower farmers are waiting for the minimum support price and farmers are suffering a loss of Rs 1,500 to 2,500 per quintal by selling their produce to private traders.

(Input – PTI)

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