NEW DELHI: Twenty-two farmer organisations of Uttar Pradesh have joined hands to launch village-level agitation across the state from March 1 where five farmers from each village will observe fast for eight hours every day and record messages for Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking withdrawal of three farm laws and legal guarantee to purchase at minimum support price (MSP).
“Idea behind this kind of protest is to take it to every nook and corner of the state instead of joining the protesters at Delhi borders. We have devised a new way of protest where the farmers can stay in their villages and also take part in the agitation without neglecting their day-to-day farm operations,” said V M Singh of Rashtriya Kisan Mazdoor Sangathan (RKMS).