Release detained farmers, buy sunflower seeds at MSP, says Rakesh Tikait

Traffic on Monday on the DelhiChandigarh national highway 44 was diverted to avoid congestion after farmers gathered in Haryanas Kurukshetra to hold a Mahapanchyat over their demand for Minimum Support Price for sunflower seeds out on roads in the cityFarmer leader Rakesh Tikait however said that the farmers are not blocking the highwayIt is not right highways should not be blocked Tikait saidWe have only two demands release the farmers who were detained and start purchasing sunflower seeds at MSP We are ready to hold discussions with the government Tikait said Farmers and their supporters from Punjab and Haryana were seen coming out on streets in large numbers on their tractors after the mahapanchayat this morningAmong those present at the mahapanchayat was Olympic wrestler Bajrang Punia who is among grapplers demanding action against Wrestling Federation of India chief Brij Bhushan Sharan SinghThe protesting farmers from Haryana and neighbouring states of Punjab and Uttar Pradesh among others who had gathered at the Pipli grain market here claimed that the government was not buying sunflower seeds at the minimum support price As a result they were forced to sell their produce to private buyers at around Rs 4000 per quintal against Rs 6400 MSPThe farmers demanded that the State government procure sunflower seeds at an MSP of Rs 6400 per quintalHaryana farmers took to the streets near Shahabad on June 6 afternoon and blocked the DelhiChandigarh national highway demanding a minimum support price MSP for sunflower seeds The protest call was given by BKU Charuni chief Gurnam Singh CharuniPolice said that with an aim to control the situation police had used water cannons to disperse the protesters and batoncharged themKurukshetra Superintendent of Police had then said that an investigation against the people who took the law into their hands will be doneThis is a National Highway so the protest was blocking the way of many people Following all the protocols we asked them to leave The situation is now peaceful whereas some people were detained An investigation will be done against the people who took the law into their hands We will take the necessary action the police saidThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever