ROHTAK, July 21 -- Farmers affiliated with the Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU-Charuni) staged protests and blocked toll plazas across Haryana on Monday after the detention of the union's national president Gurnam Singh Charuni, who was on his way to Delhi to participate in the proposed 'Desh Bachao Morcha' Mahapanchayat against the India-US trade deal.

According to farmer leaders, Charuni was detained by the police from the 152-D Expressway near Pehowa while travelling to Delhi, a day ahead of the event scheduled to be held at Kisan Ghat on Tuesday.

SHO Sadar, Pehowa, Satish Kumar confirmed that Charuni was detained but refused to specify the reason for the same.

Kurukshetra superintendent of police (SP) Chander Mohan said that the farmer ...