Farmers Announce Sit-In Protests At Governor Houses On June 26

Farmer unions have announced that they will organise sit-in protests at governor houses to mark 7 months of their protests, Inderjit Singh of Samyukta Kisan Morcha told a press conference.

Protesting farmer unions Friday announced that they will organise dharnas at governor houses across the country on June 26 to mark the completion of seven months of their agitation against the three new Central agri-marketing laws. The Samyukta Kisan Morcha, an umbrella body of over 40 farmer unions, said they will show black flags during their June 26 protest and send memorandums to President Ram Nath Kovind. Farmer leader Inderjit Singh of Samyukta Kisan Morcha told a press conference that the day will be observed as "Kheti Bachao, Loktantra Bachao Diwas (save farming, save democracy day)". "We will protest by showing black flags at Raj Bhavans and giving memorandum to the President through the governor of each state, who is the President's representative.