Farmers are protesting the three farm laws and have started the ‘Dilli Chalo’ protest from November 26 and 27. More than three lakh farmers, including over two lakh protesters from Punjab alone, have reached Delhi border. The governments in Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand have adopted severe repressive measures to restrain them. They have not only used water cannons and tear gas shells but also arrested more than 100 local farmer leaders. Several others were detained to prevent their movement through states.
According to a joint statement released by Samyukt Kisan Morcha and All India Kisan Sangharsh Coordination Committee (AIKSCC), farmers in and around Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and Haryana are preparing for massive protests in their villages and government offices, to move into Delhi to demand that the central government withdraws the three farm laws and the Electricity Bill, 2020.
They added, lakhs of farmers have crossed police barriers at four places on Punjab-Haryana border and are just 100 km away from Delhi. Large tractor convoys are expected to enter Delhi either tonight or tomorrow morning.
720 farmers have been arrested in Delhi while they were marching from Majnu ka Tila towards Rajghat. Detained protesters were taken to a stadium in Hari Nagar.
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