Farmers in Punjab, India, have paralyzed toll plazas and plan to begin an indefinite protest after a police crackdown. The crackdown was launched to prevent 16 Farmer unions from starting a protest in Chandigarh. A farmer was killed in a clash with police during a protest against the crackdown. The protests are in response to the central government's alleged failure to compensate farmers for losses caused by recent floods. The farmers are demanding a special package of Rs 50,000 crore ($6.7 billion) for flood-affected farmers. Despite police action, the farmer union leaders plan to continue their protest march to Chandigarh.

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