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UP: Farmers destroy crops
Updated: Tuesday, March 2, 2021, 17:12 [IST]
Mathura, Mar 02: Farmers in a village here destroyed crop in a four-acre area on Monday in protest against the contentious farm laws.
The incident occurred at Umraya village of Chhata subdivision With the consent of majority of villagers, crops grown in the four-acre area was ploughed on Monday, RLD state vice president Kunwar Narendra Singh said.
He claimed that such acts by farmers would lead to acute shortage of cereals, forcing the government to go for import. Repeal the three farm laws without further delay to prevent such suicidal steps of the farmers, Singh demanded,
Farmers Destroy Crops In UP Village In Protest Against Centre’s New Farm Bills
RLD state vice president Kunwar Narendra Singh said, With the consent of a majority of villagers, crops grown in the four-acre area was ploughed on Monday. Representational Image Outlook Web Bureau 2021-03-02T14:02:40+05:30 Farmers Destroy Crops In UP Village In Protest Against Centre’s New Farm Bills outlookindia.com 2021-03-02T14:03:58+05:30
In a tragic incident, farmers from Umraya village in Uttar Pradesh destroyed crop in a four-acre area in protest against the centre’s three farm laws.
RLD state vice president Kunwar Narendra Singh said, With the consent of a majority of villagers, crops grown in the four-acre area was ploughed on Monday.”
Bharatiya Kisan Union spokesperson Rakesh Tikait rides a tractor on his way to join farmers protest against the new farm laws, at Fatehpur in Sikar district on Tuesday.
NEW DELHI: Farmers protesting against the three central farm laws decided on Tuesday to campaign against the BJP in the four states and one Union Territory going to elections from this month onwards. They have also announced a calendar of events to protest against the agri-marketing laws legislated by the BJP-led NDA government at the centre in September last year.
Here are the key developments of the day:
1. Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM), which is spearheading anti-farm law protests in Delhi, will send its leaders to poll-bound states to appeal to farmers there to defeat the BJP in assembly elections, leaders of the outfit said. The protesting farmers will also block the KMP (Western Peripheral) Expressway on March 6 as the anti-farm law protest at Delhi borders completes 100 days. The expressway will be blocked a