Mumbai : A case has been registered against several sugarcane farmers for blocking national highway said police to PTI.
Sadar Police registered a case against nine farmers and several other unidentified persons, they added.
According to Phagwara SP Mandeep Singh Dhillon the case was filed under Section 188 (disobedience to order promulgated by public servant) and Section 283 (danger or obstruction in public way or line of navigation) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and provisions of the National Highway Act.
Earlier farmers were demanding for start of cane crushing and payment of arrears by their protest they blocked Delhi-Jalandhar national highway and disrupted the traffic which caused the inconveniece to commuters.
More then a 24 hours they blocked the highway. Later on farmers called off their protest after the Punjab government agreed to pay Rs 25 per quintal out of Rs 310 per quintal to sugarcane growers.
According to reports the government has decided to release Rs 65 crore towards the interest on loans taken by private sugar mill owners to clear pending dues of farmers.
