Kolhapur: Swabhimani Shetkari Sanghatana's indefinite 'Chakka Jam' agitation enters second day; Hundreds of farmers camp on highway

Kolhapur, Oct 14 (UNI) The indefinite rasta roko (highway blockade) led by the Swabhimani Shetkari Sanghatana (SSS) national president and former MP Raju Shetty and Karnataka's Rayat Sanghatana entered its second consecutive day today, severely disrupting traffic along the Pune-Bengaluru National Highway. Hundreds of farmers from both states, Maharashtra and Karnataka, have blocked the highway at Kognoli check post naka on the border of the two states from Tuesday morning to press their demands following failure of talks with union ministers Pralhad Joshi and Shivraj Singh Chauhan on October 12 in Delhi. The farmers continued their agitation during the night…