More Farmers Are Joining Protests At Delhi Borders, Says Farmers' Union

Scores of farmers led by the Samyukta Kisan Morcha are camping at Delhi's border points of Singhu, Tikri and Ghazipur since last 146 days with their demands for the repeal of the three new laws.

Farmers in large numbers have started coming towards Delhi after the harvesting season to strengthen the protest against the centre's new farm laws, the Samyukta Kisan Morcha said today. The only way for the centre to resolve the deadlock with the protesting farmers is by repealing the contentious farm laws and coming out with a legislation to guarantee the minimum support price (MSP), it said. Scores of farmers led by the Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM), an umbrella body of farmer unions, are camping at Delhi's border points of Singhu, Tikri and Ghazipur since last 146 days with their demands for the repeal of the three new laws and a new law on MSP for crops. On the call of the SKM, farmers in large numbers have started coming towards Delhi. The farmers are coming back after harvesting, to strengthen the protest at Singhu, Tikri, Ghazipur and Shahjahanpur borders, SKM leader Darshan Pal said in a statement.