Farmers return to protest sites in thousands
April 22, 2021
Some farmers had gone back to their villages for the harvest - SUSHIL KUMAR VERMA×
Defiant farmers to kickstart ‘Operation Shakti’ amid fears of eviction due to the Covid-19 surge Contrary to expectations that farmers who had gone back to their villages for the harvest are unlikely to return to protest sites due to Covid-19 surge, are actually coming back in droves according to the Bharatiya Kisan Union (Ekta Ugrahan) and Samyukt Kisan Morcha on Thursday.
‘Operation Shakti’
BKU (EU) leader Pavel Kussa told
BusinessLine that about 20,000 farmers had reached Tikri by late evening on Thursday. “Some of them have come back, leaving the harvest midway, while some have completed the harvest. The suppression, the Centre was about to unleash in the name of Covid-19, is the reason for their joining the protests again. Their return will further strengthen the agitation,” Kussa said.