A group of 51 farmers led by Samyukta Kisan Morcha (Non-Political) leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal was stopped by the Haryana Police at the Khanauri-Data Singhwala border in Jind on Sunday (August 16, 2026) while marching on foot towards Delhi as part of a 13-day ‘Kisan Bachao Padyatra’ (save farmers walk). Several farmer leaders were also taken into preventive detention.

The group, accompanied by around 150 supporters, was heading towards Delhi’s Jantar Mantar to press for a range of demands, including exclusion of agriculture from the proposed India-U.S. trade agreement; a legal guarantee for the Minimum Support Price (MSP); complete waiver of farmers’ loans; and withdrawal of police cases registered against farmers during agitations across the country.

The farmers were marching peacefully on foot and had not brought tractors or trolleys, Mr. Dallewal told The Hindu on a phone call. The government had earlier said that the farmers would be allowed to proceed if they came on foot instead of using tractor-trolleys, he added.

“We have sought permission to go to Jantar Mantar, where permission is apparently for 500 people, while we are taking only about 300,” Mr. Dallewal said, questioning the decision to stop the march.