India, July 21 -- A day after the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) protest that shook the streets of Delhi, farmers from Punjab and Haryana are now marching towards the national capital with their own demands.

A Kisan Mahapanchayat, under the banner of 'Desh Bachao Morcha', against the proposed India-US trade deal, is planned at Delhi's Kisan Ghat on Tuesday. Farmer leaders had earlier said participants from several places, including Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan and Himachal Pradesh, would attend the mega-event.

Two groups of farmers, one from Haryana and another from Punjab, are making their way towards Delhi.

However, the Punjab group was stopped by the police at the Shambhu border. A blockade has also been put at Khanauri. Both Sambhu and ...