2-hour blockade on major highways in Punjab, Haryana hassle commuters

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Haryana, Punjab highway closed for 2 hours, drivers in trouble

In Punjab, farmers protest on Amritsar-Delhi national highway near Phillaur, Jalandhar-Pathankot highway in Bhogpur, Shah Road Jalandhar-Moga near Kot and town near Amritsar-Tarn Taran organized. Bathinda National Highway. The closure began around 11 a.m. and lasted more than two hours, creating problems for commuters.

A day after a 21-year-old farmer died during a protest at Kanauli Barrier, several farmer unions blocked highways and expressways in Punjab and Haryana for two hours on Thursday.

In Punjab, farmers occupied the Amritsar-Delhi national highway near Phillaur, Jalandhar-Pathankot road in Bhogpur, Jalandhar-Moga road near Shahkot and Tarn Taran village near Amritsar-Bathinda National Highway. The closure began around 11 a.m. and lasted more than two hours, creating problems for commuters.

In Haryana, farmers blocked highways at Ambala, Kurukshetra, Karnal, Yamuna Nagar, Bhiwani, Hisar, Rohtak, Jind and other places, but ambulances and escort vehicles were allowed.

Jasbir Singh, a resident of

Batala, said: "Ludhiana is just 20 minutes away from the attack site but it took me over an hour to reach Ludhiana by another route." Amrik Singh, president of

Kadian Jalandhar division, said: "People are happy when farmers open free centres, but when we block the road to make people starve for what we really want."

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