Sangrur, Nov. 12 -- Farmers have started an indefinite sit-in at Santokhpura village of Sangrur demanding payment of interest on the "delayed" release of compensation for land acquired for the Jammu-Katra-Amritsar highway under the Bharatmala project. Some of them also alleged that they were yet to receive compensation. Claiming that at least Rs.6 crore is awaited as interest, the protesters said they won't allow the road construction work until their demands are met.

Manjit Singh Gharachon, a local leader of the Bharti Kisan Union (BKU), Ekta Ugrahan, said, "Farmers from Kheri Chandwan, Julan and Santokhpura villages, whose land was acquired for the project, have not received the mandatory interest on their compensation amount. The gove...