FARMERS BEGIN 10-DAY STRIKE IN SEVEN STATES, DUMP MILK, VEGGIES ON ROADS

According to reports, milk and vegetables were dumped on the streets by farmers on Friday after the launch a 10-day protest demanding better prices for agricultural produce.

Although the strike was initially declared in Madhya Pradesh, it soon spread to Haryana, Rajasthan, Jammu and Kashmir, Maharashtra, Karnataka and Kerala.

Farmers have vowed to prevent the supply of agricultural produce and other essentials to cities in the state as part of the agitation, dubbed as the ‘Villages are closed and farmers are on leave’