SANGRUR, Sept. 4 -- Farmers associated with Bharatiya Kisan Union (Ekta-Ugrahan) marched from outside the deputy commissioner's (DC) office to Sangrur-Barnala chowk on Thursday and staged a 30-minute sit-in protest, blocking the road to agitate against the alleged behaviour of the administration and governments.

Karamjit Kaur Bhindran, a local union leader said they have been on a "pakka morcha" for four days, since they started their protest on August 30. She said this is a signal to the Sangrur DC: If she does not arrange washroom facilities and lights, the union will take strict action and further intensify the protest. She stated that four of their demands are for the central government, and the rest are for the Punjab government. If...