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Haryana farmers lift road blockade on NH-44 after assurance on paddy procurement

Farmers on September 24 morning lifted their 20-hour blockade of the National Highway-44 at Kurukshetra after the government assured them of procuring more Kharif crops per acre than usual.

Farmers under Haryana Bhartiya Kisan Union (Chaduni) had on September 23 blocked the national highway connecting Delhi and Chandigarh, demanding the government to immediately begin paddy procurement.

The procurement of Kharif crops, including paddy, in Haryana will start from October 1.

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