Modi launches mass repression against two-month-long farmer agitation
India’s far-right Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government has seized upon the “violence” and “anarchy” that erupted in Delhi during a Jan. 26 Republic Day protest against its pro-agri-business laws to launch a long-prepared campaign to repress the farmers’ agitation through state intimidation and violence.
Representatives of different religions walk in a march in support of the ongoing farmers protest, in Kolkata, India, Dec. 12, 2020. (AP Photo/Bikas Das)
This campaign is being spearheaded by the Delhi Police which are under the direct authority of Home Minister Amit Shah, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s chief henchman and the BJP state government in neighbouring Uttar Pradesh (UP). The latter is led by Yogi Adityanath, a Hindu high priest, ardent Hindu supremacist and political thug.
Updated Jan 30, 2021 | 12:45 IST
Those who won t go to protest will be fined Rs 1,500 and those not paying fine will be boycotted, said Virk Khurd gram panchayat sarpanch Manjit Kaur. Those who won t go to protest will be fined Rs 1,500 | Photo Credit: ANI
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Virk Khurd gram panchayat in Bathinda decides to send at least one member of each family to farmers protest at Delhi borders for a week
Those who won t go to protest will be fined Rs 1,500 and those not paying fine will be boycotted: Sarpanch Manjit Kaur
On Friday, Yogendra Yadav had urged farmers to send one family member to Delhi borders
‘No man’s land’ created at Singhu border
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Area heavily guarded by police as well as farmers to ensure no ‘miscreants’ enter
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(Top) Farmers from Haryana and Punjab at the Singhu border in Delhi; protesters at the Delhi-Uttar Pradesh border in Ghazipur on Saturday.
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Area heavily guarded by police as well as farmers to ensure no ‘miscreants’ enter
A day after clashes broke out between protesting farmers and alleged locals at the Singhu border, a ‘no man’s land’ was created between the first barricade installed by police and the first stage set up by farmers which are over 2 km apart.
Protesting Farmers To Observe Sadbhavna Diwas Today, Union Leaders To Go On Hunger Strike
Martyrs’ Day: Various farm union leaders have announced that they will fast from 9 am to 5 pm on Saturday and appealed to the people of the country to join them. Mohsin Javed/Outlook Outlook Web Bureau 2021-01-30T08:55:40+05:30 Protesting Farmers To Observe Sadbhavna Diwas Today, Union Leaders To Go On Hunger Strike outlookindia.com 2021-01-30T09:02:09+05:30
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In an attempt to intensify their stir against the Centre’s recent agriculture legislations, various farm union leaders announced that they will observe Sadbhavna Diwas on Mahatma Gandhi s death anniversary on January 30 and hold a day-long fast at their protest sites located outside the national capital.