Rohtak, Oct. 19 -- Farmers and commission agents blocked the Jind-Kaithal road at Naguran village to protest alleged delay in paddy procurement, while farmers in Sonepat also raised concerns over the lack of buyers for their produce at the minimum support price (MSP). In Naguran, protesters parked tractor-trailers on the highway, disrupting traffic and leading to queues of vehicles on both sides. They were protesting against alleged delays and irregularities in paddy procurement at the local purchase centre operated by the Haryana State Cooperative Supply and Marketing Federation (HAFED). Farmers alleged that several of them had been waiting at the procurement centre with their produce for nearly a week, accusing a procurement officer of HAFED of arbitrary behaviour and high-handedness. They claimed that the officer was unwilling to engage in direct discussions with them. The protesters then spoke to a senior HAFED officials. During the discussion, the officials assured the protesters that the officer would be transferred and that procurement at the centre would be streamlined to ensure smooth and regular purchases. Following the assurances, the farmers and commission agents called off their protest. Meanwhile, Haryana agriculture and farmers welfare minister Shyam Singh Rana, during his visit to inspect grain markets in Sirsa, assured that the chief minister had decided to remove the per acre procurement limits, saying that even yields exceeding 30 quintals per acre would be procured....