Chandigarh, July 21 (IANS) Hundreds of protesting farmers, who had been holed up at the borders of Punjab and Haryana since early Tuesday, announced to return to their places, with the Haryana government deciding on both demands — the release of detained farmer leaders and arranging a meeting with Union Minister Shivraj Chouhan over their apprehensions against the proposed India-US trade deal. Also, Haryana Agriculture Minister Shyam Singh Rana, who met farm leaders comprising Swarna Singh Pand…
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Chandigarh, July 21 (IANS) Hundreds of farmers from Punjab, who began marching towards Delhi on Tuesday to participate in Kisan Mahapanchayat against the proposed India-US trade deal in New Delhi, were stopped by the Haryana Police at the Shambhu border, the entry point to Haryana.Also, the Haryana Police have detained BKU (Charuni) chief Gurnam Singh Charuni and blocked key highways to prevent the march from reaching the national capital.Farmers claim the trade deal will affect agriculture. The…