They went to protest against the farm laws – but died at the Delhi border
Farmers’ unions claim 70 farmers have died at the protest sites. We spoke to the families of ten. Jan 16, 2021 · 09:00 am Farmers light candles to pay tribute to those who died during the protests against the farm laws. | Kamal Singh/PTI
On the morning of December 7, Bhavana More spoke to her husband Ajay More on the phone. It had been 12 days since the 32-year-old farmer had left home, travelling 71 km from his village in Haryana’s Sonepat district to Singhu on the border with Delhi to join the protest against the Narendra Modi government’s three farm laws.