Haryana Farmers End Highway Blockade After Government Agrees To Buy Paddy

Haryana farmers who had blocked a national highway for over 21 hours over demands of early procurement of paddy have ended the blockade after the state government agreed to their demands. The blockade had caused huge traffic jam on National Highway 44 around Kurukshetra. The state has said it will start moving all paddy stored in grain markets, though official purchase documents will be processed on October 1 as announced earlier.