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Rising Number of Protesting Farmers Switch From Jio to Rival Mobile Networks
The underlying logic that has caught on with the farmers is that the Narendra Modi government has enacted the new farm laws only to benefit Mukesh Ambani and Gautam Adani s business interests.
Farmers gather at Tikri border during their sit-in protest against the Centres farm reform laws, in New Delhi, Saturday, Dec. 19, 2020. Photo: PTI
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Singhu border: At the Singhu border on the National Highway-44 teeming with protestors, apart from the endless rows of tractors,
langars, eye-catching placards and hit farmersâ songs are newly-erected stalls of mobile companies to cash in on farmers rushing to change their mobile operator from Jio to Airtel and Vodafone-Idea. They have been using the portability option, which allows a mobile phone user to switch to a different network while retaining their mobile number.