Hordes of farmers from Punjab, Haryana head for Delhi border to step up protest
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Hordes of farmers from Punjab, Haryana head for Delhi border to step up protest
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NEW DELHI: Hordes of farmers from Punjab and Haryana trooped back to protest sites along the Delhi border on Sunday to add heft to the agitation against the three agri-marketing laws amid the still-raging pandemic. While BKU (Ekta Ugrahan) chief Joginder Singh Ugrahan led a convoy from Punjab’s Khanouri border to Tikri, BKU (Charuni) president Gurnam Singh Charuni marshalled protesters from Haryana’s Karnal for Singhu. The farm organisations have settled on a relay strategy that involves sending convoys of farmers every Sunday, coinciding with the return of the previous groups after spending a week at the protest sites. The plan has been in place to strengthen the fight against the farm laws despite the Covid surge. The agitation on the Delhi border will complete six months on May 26, which will be marked as a “black day.” “Even though the impact of pandemic is being felt in rural areas, our volunteers are eager to reach the protest sites to further strengthen the protest. The activists will adhere to the Covid-19 guidelines,” Ugrahan said.
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The Times of India
Date
2021-05-24
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India