The Samyukta Kisan Morcha a coalition of farmers’ unions, have called for a nationwide strike in protest against the farm laws that are passed recently.
“The peaceful bandh will remain effective from morning till evening,” farmer leader Buta Singh Burjgill said.
The farmers have gathered at several highways and roads in the two states including in Bathinda, Ludhiana, Amritsar, Patiala, Mohali, Rohtak and other cities.
Some of the protesters blocked the Ambala-Delhi highway near Ambala Cantt, police said.
