Farmers Movement Archive

More farmers from Punjab head for Delhi

A fresh batch of farmers from Punjab started their march to the Delhi border on Monday to participate in the ongoing agitation against the Centre’s controversial farm laws. Several groups of farmers from different regions, mainly from Sangrur, Ludhiana, Mansa, Barnala, Patiala, Jalandhar, Nawanshahr and Ropar districts of Punjab, left for the Singhu and Tikri border of Delhi in vehicles. Tens of thousands of farmers, mostly from Punjab, Haryana and western Uttar Pradesh, have been camping at several places on the Delhi borders for many months, demanding a repeal of the three farm laws. Bharatiya Kisan Union (Rajewal) president Balibir Singh said the BJP-led government at the Centre had been trying to spread misinformation on the ongoing agitation by floating reports that the farmers’ movement was weakening. “The farmers are constantly coming to the protest sites, and fighting with full strength. It is only the obstinate attitude of the Modi government that is testing the patience of the farmers... The spirits of the farmers is always high and the movement is in a strong position,” he said.

The Hindu

2021-05-11

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