More than 100 people were booked by the Police today for allegedly blocking national highway at various places during farmers protest in Haryana. Police said the Rohtak-Panipat national highway was blocked here near village Gilhor Kalan and 27 people had been booked in this connection, while 120 other people were also booked. Rohtak-Jind highway was blocked by the protesters and 15 people had been booked in this connection, they said. All the people had been booked under the National Highways Act and other relevant provisions of the law, police said. Apart from Ambala, farmers also held protests at Rohtak, Sonepat, Hisar, Sirsa, Jind, Bhiwani and Charkhi Dadri.

Source: dna June 16, 2017 19:52 UTC