Mohali, July 14 -- Commuters faced long traffic snarls across Mohali on Monday morning as restrictions due to a farmers' protest during peak office hours slowed vehicular movement on major roads connecting Chandigarh, Kharar, Zirakpur and the airport. Despite heavy deployment of traffic police at key intersections, motorists remained stuck at several choke points for extended periods.

The Bharatiya Kisan Union (Rajewal) had organised a two-wheeler rally at the Sector 34 exhibition ground that began from the Nature Park in Mohali's Phase 8. Opposing any duty-free trade agreement with the US, the union said this would open Indian market to American farm produce, affecting the local farmers. The roads near the protest venue resulted in traf...