Karnal, March 24 -- Scores of farmers from four states gathered at Kurukshetra's Pipli grain market on Monday to protest against the India-US trade deal.

The Kisan Mazdoor Jan Kranti Rally organised by Bhartiya Kisan Union (Charuni) was attended by farmers from Haryana, Punjab, UP and Uttarakhand, who also observed the Martyrs Day (Shaheed Diwas) at the venue.

Farmers alleged that the trade deal, which took place under the pressure of US president Donald Trump, could prove dangerous for small farmers and shrink the agriculture sector in India.

Union spokesperson Rakesh Bains said that besides the trade deal, the farmers also demanded cancellation of FIRs registered during farmers' protests in 2020-21, as well as the timely start of cro...