Thousands of Indian farmers, have vowed to continue their around-the-clock sit-in protest over three new agricultural laws that they say threaten their livelihoods.
For over four months now, Farmers from Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh states in the north and the desert state of Rajasthan have camped on major national highways
Rakesh Tikait, a prominent leader of one of the largest farmers’ unions says government has increasingly try to use the pandemic as a ruse to break the protest, but the farmers would not leave their protest sites.
Agriculture & Farmers Welfare Minister Narendra Singh Tomar has requested protesting farmer union leaders to call off their agitation to stave off any major outbreak of coronavirus cases at three main protest sites near Delhi.
But the Farmers say they have religiously followed coronavirus guidelines, and drawn up plans to stay put until at least November and December, or even beyond if government doesn’t listen to them.
But the Farmers are adamant saying if the government is keen to ensure that the agitation ends, it should concede our demands which is to repeal the laws.
Ramandeep Singh Mann, another prominent farmers’ leader from Punjab, said the ruling party marshalled large crowds at its political rallies during recent state assembly elections, and should also practise what it preaches.
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