Barnala, April 22 -- Four members of the Road Sangharsh Committee, who have been protesting since March 19 while demanding more compensation for the land acquired in 12 Barnala villages for the Bharatmala highway project, have been booked for hindering the work, police said on Tuesday. Tapa deputy superintendent of police (DSP) Jaskaran Singh said the protesters had blocked the highway site. Sehna station house officer Renu said the action has been taken on the complaint of the project director of the National Highways Authority of India and the district authorities. Those booked have been identified as Jagjit Singh Jagga, Sukhpal Singh, Mela Singh and Jaspreet Singh. Claiming that the dharna has been peaceful across Bhadaur, Sehna, Gehal, Sandhu Kalan and Ramgarh, farmers' representative Kulwant Singh Gehal said the farmers in Barnala received only Rs.58 lakh per acre for the land acquisition whereas those in Ludhiana got Rs.82 lakh per acre. "We too should be paid Rs.82 lakh per acre," he said. The Sehna police have booked them under Sections 221 (obstructing a public servant), 223 (not obeying public servant's orders), 285 (causing danger), of the BNS, and Section 8B of the National Highways Act....