Relay hunger strike begins at Singhu site
The relay hunger strike had been announced Sunday with the aim of mounting added pressure on the Centre to repeal the three contested farm laws. December 22, 2020 6:10:24 am
Protest coordinators said that farmer union leaders will meet on Tuesday to decide how to respond to and whether to accept the central government’s invitation for a new round of talks.
A relay hunger strike commenced at the Singhu border protest site Monday, with 11 farmer union leaders beginning a 24-hour fast from 9 am.
The relay hunger strike had been announced Sunday with the aim of mounting added pressure on the Centre to repeal the three contested farm laws. The hunger strike will be undertaken by 11 people at a time for a 24-hour period each before another group of 11 people takes over.
High-decibel protest aimed at PM Undaunted, farmers announce intensification of their agitation Call to clang vessels to drown out next Sunday’s instalment of Modi’s monthly radio broadcast, Mann Ki Baat
The farmers on Sunday announced an intensification of their agitation to exert political, diplomatic and economic pressure on the government, including a high-decibel protest aimed at Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
They issued a call to supporters to clang vessels to drown out next Sunday’s instalment of Modi’s monthly radio broadcast,
Mann Ki Baat, turning the Prime Minister’s own idea against him. Modi had in March asked all Indians to beat utensils and clap hands at a specific time to applaud the frontline workers in the fight against the pandemic.
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