Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 06:17am on 21 Jul 2026,Tuesday India
Hundreds of farmers marching from Punjab to Delhi for a Kisan Mahapanchayat against the proposed India-US trade agreement were stopped by Haryana Police at the Shambhu border, where fresh barricades evoked memories of the 2024 "Delhi Chalo-2" agitation. Denied entry, the protesters turned the border into a demonstration site, accusing the Haryana and Punjab governments of curbing their democratic right to assemble. Farmer groups warned the proposed trade pact could expose India's agriculture and dairy sectors to subsidised US imports, threatening millions of livelihoods. They demanded transparency in negotiations and urged the Centre not to sign any agreement without consulting farmers and other stakeholders.
