Residents fast in support of protesting farmers in Almora
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Residents fast in support of protesting farmers in Almora
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ALMORA: A group of residents sat in hunger strike on Saturday at Gandhi Park in Almora city under the aegis of Akhil Bharatiya Kisan Sabha, an organisation affiliated to the Uttarakhand Kisan Sabha, to support protesting farmers. Convenor Dinesh Pandey condemned lathi charge on agitating farmers and supported their demand of repealing all three agri reform laws. “The government is suppressing the farmers’ movement. The “annadata” will fight till the last breath. Framers have been on the streets for a long time. Being ignored all this time has fuelled their discontent,” Pandey said at the event. At the event, a silence of two minutes was observed for those that lost their lives in the movement. Meanwhile, tributes were paid to Mahatma Gandhi on his death anniversary,
Publisher
The Times of India
Date
2021-01-31
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Dehradun