Protesting farmers on Sunday squatted on roads and railway tracks in Punjab, Haryana and other parts of the country, alleging the Centre had "reneged on its promises" made last year when the agitation over the now-repealed farm laws was withdrawn.

The Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM), in its national meeting held on July 3, had given the call for nationwide chakka jam' to be held on the Martyrdom Day of Shaheed Udham Singh.Protesters squatted on railway tracks and blocked roads at several places in Punjab and Haryana, which were also the epicentre of the farmers agitation against the central farm laws.

"The Union Government has not fulfilled any of the promises made to the Samyukta Kisan Morcha in its letter dated December 9, 2021, on the basis of which the farm movement was suspended.The government is still not ready to discuss the legal guarantee for minimum support price (MSP). The Cabinet is reported to have approved the Electricity Amendment Bill for placing in Parliament. Nor have the false cases registered against the farmers been withdrawn," SKM, an umbrella body of farmers' unions, said in a statement.