Indian farmers continue protest despite talks offer

Protesting farmers jam a highway as they attempt to move towards New Delhi, at the border with Haryana state (Altaf Qadri/AP)

Thousands of farmers in and around the Indian capital have continued their protest against agricultural legislation which they say could devastate crop prices, while the government sought talks with their leaders.

Some demonstrators burned an effigy of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and shouted “Down with Modi” as they rallied on Delhi’s border with Haryana state.