Under the banner of the Haryana Sarpanch Association, the protesters had been staging a dharna on the road connecting Haryana's Panchkula with Chandigarh since March 1 against an e-tendering system for development projects in rural areas, causing inconvenience to commuters.
Angry protesters also blocked traffic briefly on the Delhi-Jaipur highway before police reached the spot and persuaded the villagers to withdraw.
Thousands of government employees protested near Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar's residence in Panchkula on Sunday demanding the restoration of the Old Pension Scheme in the state.
Haryana: Both were rushed to a hospital with severe burns and were referred to Delhi's Safdarjung hospital from there.
Haryana: According to the locals, as soon as Somnath started the welding, a fire spark led to the blast in the gas cylinder.
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