Farmers' stir in Haryana lifted after demands agreed

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A mega farmers' stir in Haryana was lifted on Saturday morning after the demonstrators' demands were agreed, the farmers' body has said. The government is understood to have agreed to procure the paddy - lying in the mandis - and the yield ceiling for per acre has been increased to 30 quintal. The traffic on the National Highway-22 - which was blocked by the farmers - is reported to have resumed now.

Demonstrators were seen in large numbers at the GT Karnal Road in Kurukshetra demanding their paddy crops be procured immediately. This was despite heavy rain in parts of north India over thee last two days.

"We had talks with the district administration, and they've ensured that paddy procurement will start immediately. As our demands have been met, we have decided to lift the blockade on the road," Gurnam Singh Chaduni, president, the Bhartiya Kisan Union, was quoted as saying by news agency ANI.