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Farmers stage dharna after Haryana bans entry of paddy-laden vehicles
Angry farmers sat on dharna in the middle of Shamli’s Bidauli bridge, which connects UP to Haryana, and blocked traffic movement by parking over 150 paddy-laden tractor trolleys
Hundreds of farmers along with Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) activists staged a dharna on Bidauli bridge in Shamli district on Wednesday after neighbouring Haryana government stopped entry of paddy-laden tractor trolleys into the state.
Angry farmers sat on dharna in the middle of the bridge, which connects UP to Haryana, and blocked movement of traffic on both sides by parking over 150 paddy laden tractor trolleys. It resulted into jam on Meerut- Karnal highway since morning.
BKU’s district president in Shamli Kapil Khatiyan said paddy farmers of Shamli and adjoining districts take their paddy to Karnal and other districts of Haryana to sell on MSP.
“But, Haryana government first stopped tractor trolleys on border on Sunday and they did it again on Wednesday,” said Khatiyan.
He alleged that Haryana government adopted such malpractice to harass farmers of UP during procurement seasons.
Sub divisional magistrate (SDM) of Un area in Shamli Mani Arora said district magistrate of Shamli Jasjeet Kaur had spoken to DC of Karnal to resolve the issue and tractor trolleys were allowed but Karnal administration again stopped entry on Wednesday.
“We are trying to resolve the issue through talks,” said Arora.
Khatiyan said government always claim that farmers can travel anywhere in the country to sell their crops but act of Haryana government exposes their lies.
