Yamunanagar, Oct. 4 -- Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) leader Rakesh Tikait on Sunday addressed a farmers' mahapanchayat in Yamunanagar over issues related to paddy procurement and sugarcane prices, and said the Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM) will decide on a major course of action if the farmers' demands are not addressed.

Speaking to ANI, Tikait said farmers across Haryana were facing difficulties and expressed concern that farmers in the state were now being forced to protest for their rights.

"We have come to Yamunanagar. Farmers across Haryana are facing difficulties. This is the same Haryana we used to rely on, a place where farmers from Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand would also sell their crops and procure cheaper diesel and fertilisers....