Farmers Outside Haryana Chief Minister's Home At Night, Demand Leader's Release

Bhartiya Kisan Union or BKU (Charuni) chief Gurnam Singh Charuni was arrested in UP's Meerut while going to Lakhimpur Kheri

Hundreds of farmers have gathered outside Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar's home in Karnal district, demanding release of a farmer leader who was arrested on Monday while going to Uttar Pradesh.

Bhartiya Kisan Union or BKU (Charuni) chief Gurnam Singh Charuni was arrested in UP's Meerut while going to Lakhimpur Kheri, where four farmers were among eight killed after violence broke out during a protest against a visit by two ministers.

Another group of farmers have blocked the Rohtak-Panipat highway in Karnal.

Mr Charuni is the face of the nine-month-long protest against three new farm laws and has been instrumental in keeping the protest alive in Haryana.