Soy farmers block traffic in Nirmal protesting against delay in procuring grains
Soy farmers in Nirmal staged a rasta roko on the Nirmal–Bhainsa highway, protesting delays in soybean procurement. Traffic was disrupted before police intervened and moved the protesters to Kuntala police station. Farmers urged the government to expedite the purchase process
Nirmal: Soy farmers demanded the government to take steps to prevent delay in procuring soybeans. They staged a rasta-roko on Nirmal-Bhainsa highway at Kallur village in Kuntala mandal on Tuesday.
Farmers from several villages gathered at the highway and blocked the traffic as part of their protest against the delay in purchasing the soybeans. They said that they were facing inconvenience due to the wait in procuring the grains. They wanted the government to take steps to speed up the process.
Following the protest, vehicle movement came to a standstill on the busy national highway for a while. However, police rushed to the spot and shifted the agitating farmers to Kuntala police station.
