Saturday marks the completion of seven months of the protests by the farmers, ever since they began their stir by camping at Singhu border between Delhi and Haryana
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Delhi shut three Yellow metro stations for the public from 10 am to 2 pm on Saturday in view of the security threat.
Dedicated and sufficient manpower will also be deployed outside Metro stations, the Delhi police said.
Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM), an umbrella body of protesting farmer unions, will observe June 26 as “Kheti Bachao, Loktantra Bachao Diwas and hold demonstrations outside Raj Bhawans across the country.
New Delhi: The ongoing farmers’ protest may be sabotaged by Pakistan-based Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), ANI reported quoting official sources. In view of the threat, intelligence agencies alerted the Delhi Police and the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) that Pakistan-based ISI proxies can hijack the farmers’ protest by “instigating the deployed security forces”. The farmers will hold demonstrations on Saturday (June 26) to mark the completion of seven months of the agitation against Centre’s three farm laws.
Farmers will visit the Raj Bhavans (the Governor House) in several states
The protesting farmers have been demanding the withdrawal of three farm laws and ensuring MSP for their produce since November 26 last year (2020)
New Delhi: As the farmers are intensifying their protest over the three farm laws on the completion of seven months of their agitation at the borders of the national capital, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday came out in their support saying we are with the farmers . In a tweet in Hindi, Rahul Gandhi said, It`s simple - We are with Satyagrahi Annadata (farmers). The Congress Lok Sabha MP from Kerala s Wayanad tweeted with the hashtag #Farmersprotest.
As farmers sitting on Delhi borders have completed 7 months of their protest against the three farm laws, they are observing Save Farming, Save Democracy Day on Saturday all across the country.