Published: Saturday, January 30, 2021, 14:18 [IST]
Ghaziabad, Jan 30: Hundreds of farmers stayed put at the Ghazipur border on Saturday morning, as more supporters poured in at the protest site on the Delhi-Meerut Expressway here. The Bharatiya Kisan Union-led protest against the Centre s new farm laws here looked like it was going slim on Thursday but more protestors have joined the stir, following a mahapanchayat of farmers on Saturday in Muzaffarnagar, while supporters also poured in from Haryana and Rajasthan districts. The movement was and is strong, BKU s Meerut Zone president Pawan Khatana told reporters. Khatana, who is at the demonstration site with BKU leader Rakesh Tikait, said there has been continuous support for the peaceful protest against the farmers demand for removal of the new agri laws.
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Farmers protest: Internet snapped at Delhi borders for two days
Hundreds of farmers stayed put at the Ghazipur border on Saturday morning, with more supporters pouring in on the Delhi-Meerut Expressway.
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Farmers gather at the site along a blocked highway during a demonstration against the central government s recent agricultural reforms. (Photo | Parveen Negi/EPS) By Online Desk
The Ministry of Home Affairs has suspended internet services on a temporary basis at protest sites till 11 pm of January 31, official sources said on Saturday.
Internet connectivity has been snapped at Singhu, Ghazipur, Tikri borders and adjoining areas.
The movement was and is strong, BKU s Meerut Zone president Pawan Khatana said, a day after tens of thousands of farmers from politically sensitive western Uttar Pradesh had gathered in Muzaffarnagar to participate in a mahapanchayat in a massive outpouring of support for the Bharatiya Kisan Union-led protest.
Pankaj Pradhan, 52, head of Charaura village in Bulandshahr, who arrived in the afternoon along with seven other people to Ghazipur border protest site, became emotional, recalling the night of January 28. We were all awake, watching Tikait ji crying, some were glued to TV sets, others on mobile phones, and we all felt restless. I was moved to tests too, and women too got emotional. But, his tears touched a chord with everyone, and made them connect stronger to the movement, he said.