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The protesters alleged that the SAD-BJP government was indifferent towards the demands of the farmers. Traffic remained suspended as the protesters shouted anti-government slogans. They charged the government with deliberately withholding balance payments amounting to more than Rs 100 crores to paddy farmers. Later, they also held a demonstration outside the sugar mill at Batala.
The protesters urged the government to release the pending amount soon, failing which they threatened to intensify the struggle.
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