Farmers’ march to Delhi stopped at Haryana-Punjab border
Haryana Police stopped a group of farmers marching on foot toward Delhi to protest for agricultural demands, including a legal guarantee for Minimum Support Price. Several farmer leaders were detained, and security measures were tightened at the Punjab-Haryana border.
Why it matters
The ongoing tension between farmers and the government regarding agricultural policy remains a significant point of political and social friction in India.
A group of 51 farmers led by Samyukta Kisan Morcha (Non-Political) leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal was stopped by the Haryana Police at the Khanauri-Data Singhwala border in Jind on Sunday (August 16, 2026) while marching on foot towards Delhi as part of a 13-day ‘Kisan Bachao Padyatra’ (save farmers walk). Several farmer leaders were also taken into preventive detention.
The group, accompanied by around 150 supporters, was heading towards Delhi’s Jantar Mantar to press for a range of demands, including exclusion of agriculture from the proposed India-U.S. trade agreement; a legal guarantee for the Minimum Support Price (MSP); complete waiver of farmers’ loans; and withdrawal of police cases registered against farmers during agitations across the country.
The farmers were scheduled to reach Jantar Mantar on August 29, 2026.
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