India protests: Internet cut to hunger-striking farmers in Delhi
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image captionThousands of farmers blocked a road in Ghazipur near Delhi on Saturday
India has suspended mobile internet services in three areas around the capital, Delhi, where farmers are staging a hunger strike in protest at new agriculture laws.
The government said the shutdown would continue until Sunday night to maintain public safety .
Tens of thousands of protesting farmers have been camped out on Delhi s outskirts for more than a month.
Talks between unions and the government have failed to break the deadlock.
The protest made international headlines on Tuesday when a tractor rally ended in violent clashes that left one protester dead and dozens of police officers injured. Some demonstrators stormed Delhi s historic Red Fort and occupied it until police pushed them back.