Hyderabad citizen groups stand in solidarity with farmer protests
Hundreds pay homage to farmers who lost lives during the ongoing agitation
By Mohammed Hussain| Published: 21st December 2020 12:53 pm IST
Hyderabad: Diverse citizen groups of the city on Sunday joined hands to declare solidarity to farmers protesting against the Centre’s farm laws. They extended full and strong support to protesting farmers’ demands, including repealing anti-farmer laws, approved by the BJP-led government.
Of hundreds who gathered included domestic workers, teachers, lecturers, parents of students, women and transgender organizations, lawyers, unorganized workers, residents of slums, software engineers, writers and poets.
The groups also paid homage to over 30 martyrs who lost their lives in the ongoing agitations at the Delhi border. December 20 was declared as the nationwide “Farmer Martyrs Shraddhanjali” day. A banner with the photographs of all of them was displayed prominently a