Heavy police deployment was made at the Shambhu border point between Punjab and Haryana, with barricades erected and cemented blocks placed at the bridge over Ghaggar river.
This was followed by the Punjab Police's detention of farmer leaders Sarwan Singh Pandher and Jagjit Singh Dallewal after inconclusive seventh-round talks with the Centre.
The Jatha of farmers aim to pressure the Union Government to accept their demands, including a legal guarantee for minimum support price (MSP) for crops.
Addressing farmers, senior farmer leaders said that they should trust their leadership and the movement and not indulge in taking such extreme measures.
Kisan Mazdoor Morcha (KMM) and Samyukta Kisan Morcha (non-political) announced that farmers will march towards Delhi to press the Centre to accept their various demands.
