Punjab farmers on Sunday blocked roads and squatted on rail tracks at many places in the state as part of their protest against the alleged tardy procurement of paddy in the ongoing Kharif marketing s

Farmers on Sunday squatted on railway tracks and national highways at several places in Punjab as part of a protest called by the Samyukta Kisan Morcha over the "tardy" procurement of paddy.

Punjab farmers intensified protests by blocking roads and railway tracks, criticizing slow paddy procurement. Leaders from Samyukta Kisan Morcha and Bharti Kisan Union voiced dissent. The state's rice millers and commission agents support the protests,

Punjab farmers on Sunday blocked roads and squatted on rail tracks at many places in the state as part of their protest against the alleged tardy procurement of paddy in the ongoing Kharif marketing season.