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Farmers Protest LIVE Updates: Delhi Deputy CM Manish Sisodia observes fast in support of farmers

Protesters will also hold a nationwide demonstration at all district offices on Monday and a hunger strike from 8 am to 5 pm. The hunger strike is a part of the farmers’ strategy to intensify their agitation.

New Delhi: As many as 40 farmer leaders of the United Farmers Front began their day-long hunger strike on Monday at various border points near Delhi against the Centre’s newly enacted farm laws, thereby intensifying the ongoing agitation in the national capital region.

As the farmers’ agitation on Monday entered the 19th day, Harinder Singh Lakhowal, General Secretary of the Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) said that with the hunger strike, the union leaders want to “wake up the government.” “We want to wake up the government.

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Our police & administration personnel are in constant contact with the farmers’ leaders and we will ensure that mischevious elements are unable to infiltrate the farmers’ agitation: Prashant Kumar, UP ADG (Law & Order)

Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia is observing a day-long fast today in support of farmers’ protest.

“Annadata, the farmer of the country is on hunger strike demanding the withdrawal of the three laws of the introduced by the Central Government for the sake of saving their pleasant livelihood. In support of the demand of farmers, today I am also observing a fast with all my colleagues in the Aam Aadmi Party office,” said Sisodia. Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal is also set to hold a one-day fast in support of the farmers’ protest today.

Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar reaches Home Minister Amit Shah’s residence.

Singhu, Auchandi, Piau Maniyari, Sabholi & Mangesh borders are closed. Please take alternate routes via Lampur, Safiabad & Singhu school toll tax borders. Traffic has been diverted from Mukarba & GTK road. Please avoid Outer Ring Road, GTK road & NH-44: Delhi Traffic Police

Ghazipur border is closed for traffic coming from Ghaziabad to Delhi due to farmers’ protests. People are advised to take an alternate route for coming to Delhi via Anand Vihar, DND, Chilla, Apsara & Bhopra borders: Delhi Traffic Police

Slamming Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal over the call for a day-long fast in support of the framers’ protest, Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar on Monday said that this is nothing but hypocrisy.

Taking to micro-blogging site Twitter, Javadekar said “@ArvindKejriwal this is your hypocrisy. You promised amendment to APMC Act in Punjab assembly elections. You notified one farm law in Delhi in November 2020 and you are on fast today. Nothing but hypocrisy.” Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal is set to hold a one-day fast in support of the farmers’ protest today.

Protesters will also hold a nationwide demonstration at all district offices on Monday and a hunger strike from 8 am to 5 pm. The hunger strike is a part of the farmers’ strategy to intensify their agitation.

Thousands of farmers have been protesting on the outskirts of Delhi since late November 26 demanding the government to repeal the newly enacted farm laws.

However, the government has held six rounds of talks with farmers’ organisations including the meeting called by Union Home Minister Amit Shah offering changes to the laws and written assurances.

Farmers have been protesting at the borders of Delhi demanding the repeal of the Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement of Price Assurance and Farm Services Act, the Farmers Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Act, and the Essential Commodities (Amendment) Act, 2020.