Barnala, Feb. 5 -- The Bhartiya Kisan Union (Ekta Dakaunda) said it would hold protests outside the residences of the Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha MPs and submit a memorandum to them on February 9, demanding immediate repeal of the National Agriculture Market policy.

During a state-level meeting under the leadership of union president Manjeet Singh Dhaner in Barnala, members called for introduction of a resolution by the Punjab government in the Vidhan Sabha against the policy. "We will protest outside the MPs' residences on February 9 as part of the Samyukta Kisan Morcha's nationwide protest," said Dhaner.

The union has also announced that a 'pakka morcha' (permanent sit-in) will be staged in Chandigarh from March 5 in which farmers from ...