New Delhi: As the ongoing protest against the three contentious agri laws passed by the Centre last year entered 100th day, agitating farmers on Saturday blocked the six-lane Kundli Manesar Palwal (KMP) expressway at some places in Haryana to mark the occasion. As per the announcement made by farmers' unions, protest began at 11 am and continued till 4 pm.
The call for blocking the expressway was given by the Samyukta Kisan Morcha, an umbrella body of protesting farmer unions spearheading the agitation against the agriculture-related legislations.
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The 136-km Kundli-Manesar-Palwal (KMP) expressway is also known as the western peripheral expressway.
As per reports, agitating farmers blocked the highway, however, emergency vehicles including albulances were allowed to pass. Farmers from Haryana's Sonipat district also brought their tractors-trolleys and parked them in the middle of a stretch of KMP expressway.
Thousands of farmers incluing women, representing different unions' were seen on the expressway holding black flags and raised slogans against the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led Central government for not listening to their demands.
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In Palwal district too, farmers staged a dharna.
The protesting farmers, who have been camping at various Delhi borders, have expressed apprehension that the three agri laws would pave the way for the dismantling of the minimum support price (MSP) system, leaving them at the 'mercy' of big corporations.
However, Centre has maintained that the new laws will bring better opportunities to farmers and introduce new reforms in agriculture sector.