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The farmer unions said they would decide on the proposal within a day or two

Farmers blocked highways and held demonstrations in many rural areas in northern India on Friday to protest over a range of grievances that have also led tens of thousands to march toward the capital in tractors and wagons. Farmers in the northern states of Haryana and Punjab held sit-ins near toll plazas on major highways in the strike, supported by some trade unions. Tens of thousands of farmers began a protest march toward New Delhi earlier this week to demand guaranteed prices for their produce, but were stopped by the police about 200 kilometers (125 miles) away from the capital.

Last week, the government launched a new portal to buy pulses directly from farmers at support prices, targeting to be self-sufficient by 2027

Documents accessed by The Indian Express under the Right to Information Act 2005 show that several departments wrote to the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, flagging concerns.

Ahead of Dusshera and Diwali, the union cabinet has made several announcements which were being highly anticipated by government employees and farmers.