Farmers observe Shaheed Diwas at protest sites, intensify demand for repeal of farm laws

Several farmer union leaders on Tuesday took over the protest sites at Delhi's borders - Ghazipur, Singhu and Tikri - to celebrate ‘Shaheed Diwas’ and asserted they would not withdraw their agitation till the contentious three farm laws were revoked.

Several farmer union leaders on Tuesday took over the protest sites at Delhi's borders - Ghazipur, Singhu and Tikri - to celebrate ‘Shaheed Diwas’ and asserted they would not withdraw their agitation till the contentious three farm laws were revoked. March 23 is observed as ‘Shaheed Diwas’ to pay tributes to India’s three revolutionary freedom fighters - Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev and Rajguru - who were hanged on this day for killing British police officer J P Saunders. The leaders urged scores of farmers, protesting near Delhi's borders for nearly four months, to intensify their demand of legal guarantee for the minimum support price (MSP) and revocation of all three new farm laws.