Farmers mark 100 days of protest against new farm laws, block expressway: Highlights
Farmers mark 100 days of protest against new farm laws, block expressway: Highlights
TIMESOFINDIA.COM / Updated: Mar 6, 2021, 21:43 IST
(This story was first published in TOI on March 6, 2021)
New Delhi: Farmers protesting the Centre's three new farm laws on Saturday blocked the six-lane Kundli-Manesar-Palwal (KMP) Expressway at some places in Haryana to mark the completion of 100 days of their agitation at the Delhi borders.
The call for blocking the expressway, which is also known as the Western Peripheral Expressway, was given by the Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM), an umbrella body of protesting farmer unions that is spearheading the agitation against the new farm legislation. Here are the top developments from the day: