Rohtak, July 22 -- Scores of farmers from Punjab and Haryana were stopped at multiple entry points into Delhi from Haryana on Tuesday, as police tightened security to prevent them from participating in a protest against the proposed India-US trade deal at Kisan Ghat.

The heaviest deployment was witnessed at the Bahadurgarh border on Urban Extension Road-2 (UER-2), where Haryana and Delhi Police stopped five buses carrying Punjab farmers. The protesters, travelling under the banner of the Desh Bachao Morcha, were headed to Kisan Ghat for a one-day meeting and sit-in scheduled between 10 am and 4 pm.

The farmers from Punjab had entered Haryana last night and tried to cross the Bahadurgarh border early on Tuesday. However, they were stoppe...