Indian farmers plan nationwide three-hour blockade of major roads

Indian paramilitary force soldiers stand guard at a heavily barricaded road along one of the three main protest sites outside New Delhi’s border (AP)

Tens of thousands of protesting Indian farmers plan to blockade major roads across the country for three hours to press their demands for the repeal of new agricultural laws.

Authorities deployed thousands of security forces mainly outside India’s capital, where farmers have camped at three main sites for more than two months.