Farmers stage protests against high fuel, cooking gas prices

Farmers in Punjab and Haryana on Thursday held protests at several places against the repeated hikes in fuel and cooking gas prices.

The call for the protest from 10am till 12noon was given by the Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM), which is spearheading an agitation against the Centre’s three farm laws, currently on hold.

Protesters parked their tractors and other vehicles on the roadside and raised slogans against the Union government over the rising prices of petrol, diesel and cooking gas.

Some of them also brought empty LPG cylinders to the protesting sites as a mark of protest.