Indian farmers vow to carry on months-long protest despite concerns over coronavirus yahoo.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from yahoo.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The faces behind the farmer revolt
In June, when the three new farm bills were imposed by way of an emergency ordinance, very few, including the government, anticipated any strong resistance.
(Photo: Pradeep Gaur)
Unlikely alliances brought the disquiet to Delhi’s doorstep. Here’s the definitive behind-the-scenes account
Many of the farmer leaders who are out on the streets have not seen eye-to-eye for years, if not decades. Yet, decisions are being taken jointly, brushing aside years of acrimony
Share Via
Read Full Story
Enough is enough. How long will we sit like this? Let us break the barricades and move toward Delhi. If some lives have to be sacrificed, then so be it, said one firebrand farmer leader during a recent meeting at Singhu on the Delhi-Haryana border, where thousands of farmers have been camping inside tractor trolleys since 27 November. The frustration was palpable. Several rounds of talks with the government had yielded little and patience was running ou
Rajasthan farmers break police barricades, march towards Delhi to join protest
Rajasthan farmers break police barricades, march towards Delhi to join protest
The farmers from Rajasthan were on their way to Delhi to join others who have been protesting against the central government s new farm laws for more than one month.
advertisement
Screengrab from a video of farmers breaking through police barricades on Thursday.
A group of protesting farmers from Rajasthan broke through police barricades on the Haryana-Rajasthan border on Thursday. These farmers are on their way to Delhi to join others who have been protesting against the central government s new farm laws for more than one month.
Angry farmers show black flags to Haryana CM Manohar Lal, charge at his convoy with sticks
Angry farmers show black flags to Haryana CM Manohar Lal, charge at his convoy with sticks
Haryana CM Manohar Lal was heading to address a rally in Ambala when farmers charged at his convoy with wooden sticks and even waved black flags at the Chief Minister.
advertisement
File photo of Haryana CM Manohar Lal (Photo Credits: PTI)
Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal faced the anger of farmers protesting against the Centre s three new contentious farm laws. As he was travelling to Ambala, CM Manohar Lal s convoy was met with a flurry of protesters.
Haryana salon owner skips Canada trip with wife, heads to Singhu border to provide free services to
Haryana salon owner skips Canada trip with wife, heads to Singhu border to provide free services to farmers
Protesting farmers at Singhu border line up at Crazy Beauty Salon for a quick shave, a head massage, dye aging white hair or a face massage, all free of cost.
advertisement
UPDATED: December 19, 2020 22:14 IST
People taking a haircut at Crazy Beauty Salon on the Singhu border. (Photo: Mausami Singh/IndiaToday)
For the past few weeks, Delhi s Singhu border has hogged national headlines due to the ongoing farmers agitation against the Centre s farm laws. Visuals of protesting farmers sitting on roads, raising slogans or simply going on with their daily lives in their makeshift shelters have travelled far and wide. But the over 20-day-old gathering of farmers on the outskirts of the national capital has also sprung up colourful windows that give a glimpse of life in times