At the Farmers’ Parliament Amidst Heavy Police Presence in Jantar Mantar ‘When we light the fire we are first to be destroyed’
Hundreds of police officers stand guard behind barricades at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi, two kilometres from Sansad Marg where Parliament is in session.
Armed forces in blue and green stand ready with government buses and water tanks on all four sides.
Behind these interrogative officers at multiple checkpoints, a peaceful protest is being conducted by the country’s farmers, against the Indian government and its three agricultural laws.
“The government is running the parliament inside and we are pressuring them from right outside,” says Navtej Singh, a protesting farmer and representative of the Kisan Sansad or Farmers’ Parliament.