Farmers To Block Kundali-Manesar-Palwal Highway For 24 Hrs Today - Check Details Here

Haryana Police issued a traffic advisory in view of the 24-hour KMP Expressway blockade call given by the Sanyukt Kisan Morcha, a front of protesting farm unions.

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New Delhi: In order intensify their protest against the three contentious agri laws passed by the Centre last year,  farmers protesting at Delhi borders will block the key Kundali-Manesar-Palwal (KMP) highway for 24 hours starting Saturday morning.

"Tomorrow, on April 10, the KMP-KGP highway will be blocked for 24 hours (from 8 am, 10th April to 8 am 11th April) as a warning to the government," the Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SMK), an umbrella body of the agitating farmer unions, said in a statement on Friday.

Haryana Police issued a traffic advisory in view of the 24-hour KMP Expressway blockade call given by the Sanyukt Kisan Morcha, a front of protesting farm unions.

The move is a part of the farmers' strategy for protest this month. These include marking significant historical occasions like the anniversary of Jallianwala Bagh massacre on April 13 and the Ambedkar Jayanti April 14.

As per reports, the planned blockade is from 8 am on April 10 till 8 am on April 11.

Additional Director General (ADG) of Police Navdeep Singh Virk said elaborate arrangements have been put in place to prevent violence and to facilitate the traffic.

"All range police officials have been instructed to maintain law and order with minimum inconvenience to the public," he said. 

He said traffic diversions have been planned in affected districts of Sonipat, Jhajjar, Panipat, Rohtak, Palwal, Faridabad, Gurugram and Nuh.

"The 'Save Constitution Day' and the 'Kisan Bahujan Unity Day' will be celebrated on 14 April. On this day, all the stages of the Samyukta Kisan Morcha will be managed by agitators of Bahujan Samaj and all the speakers will also be Bahujan," the statement by SKM noted.

Thousands of farmers from all over the country have been protesting against three new farm laws at multiple Delhi borders, saying that the legislations threaten the existing Minimum Support Price system, a claim the government has repeatedly refuted.

(With inputs from agencies)