Several farmer organisations on Thursday blocked the national highway at Pipli in Kurukshetra district of Haryana to protest the Centre's three farm ordinances.
The police lathicharged the protesters, who they claim pelted stones on the police personnel and broke window panes of a fire brigade vehicle. Later, the protesters sat on a dharna on the National Highway 22 to block the traffic.
Despite strict arrangements made by the district administration to prevent any farmer from reaching Pipli grain market to participate in the rally, many farmers managed to reach near the destination. The farmers claim the 3 ordinances brought in by Centre are anti-farmer.