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Updated Jan 14, 2021 | 15:53 IST
The protestors will take out marches towards the Raj Bhavans (Governor s House) in different states on January 23 and also take out a parade on tractors on January 26 against the Centre s three farm laws. Representational image | Photo Credit: PTI
Key Highlights
Farmers protest against new agri laws enters 50th day on Thursday at three Delhi borders amid biting cold and dense fog
Bharatiya Kisan Union chief Balbir Singh Rajewal appeals to protesting farmers to hold peaceful rally on January 26
Meanwhile, Bhupinder Mann recuses himself from SC-appointed panel, says won t compromise the interests of farmers
New Delhi: Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) President Balbir Singh Rajewal on Thursday appealed to the protesting farmers to hold a peaceful rally on January 26 and said that the Narendra Modi government is trying to discredit this protest by saying Khalistanis have joined the protest.
On Delhi s Borders, Protesters Made a Lohri Bonfire Out of Copies of Central Farm Laws
Exasperated over the Centre s tepid response to their protest, some of the farmers lamented they might even end up celebrating Baisakhi, which is celebrated in April, at the protest sites.
Farmers burn copies of the new farm laws as they celebrate Lohri festival during their ongoing protest against the central government, at Singhu border in New Delhi, Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021
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New Delhi: For protesting farmers on the Delhi borders, Lohri festivities this time around were marked by burning copies of three Central farm laws in the bonfires which are an integral part of the harvest festival.
Bhupinder Singh Mann, former lawmaker and national president of Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU), on Thursday said he is recusing himself from the four-member committee constituted by Supreme Court on farm laws to resolve the impasse between farmers and the Centre over the new agri-marketing laws.