India, March 7 -- The Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM) has announced a four-hour protest on March 10 - from 11am to 3pm - outside the residences of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLAs across Punjab.

The decision was taken during an emergency meeting of the SKM leaders at Issru Bhawan in Ludhiana on Thursday.

The move comes a day after the SKM, a conglomerate of more than 30 farmer bodies, suspended their march to Chandigarh as the Punjab Police thwarted the farmers' attempt to reach the state capital for a week-long dharna. The farmers' demands include purchase of six crops at minimum support price (MSP) by the state government.

The March 10 protest is in response to the arrest of farmer leaders and aims to counter Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Man...