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New Delhi/Chandigarh, May 5
Farmer unions from Punjab, which have been agitating against the central farm laws, on Wednesday said they will hold street protests against the coronavirus lockdown on May 8 in the state and urged people to defy the restrictions.
Addressing a press conference at the Singhu border protest site, farmer leader Balbir Singh Rajewal alleged the government has imposed a lockdown to hide its failure to handle the coronavirus situation and wants to weaken the ongoing farmers’ movement.
He was speaking on behalf of Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM), an umbrella body of farmer unions that is spearheading the agitation against the Centre’s three agri-marketing law.
Farmer Unions To Hold Street Protest Against Punjab Curbs On May 8 Farmer Unions To Hold Street Protest Against Punjab Curbs On May 8 Farmer leader Balbir Singh Rajewal alleged the government has imposed a lockdown to hide its failure to handle the coronavirus situation and wants to weaken the ongoing farmers movement.
Farmer Unions To Hold Street Protest On May 8 Against Punjab Curbs. (Representational)
New Delhi/Chandigarh:
Farmer unions from Punjab, which have been agitating against the central farm laws, on Wednesday said they will hold street protests against the coronavirus lockdown on May 8 in the state and urged people to defy the restrictions.
›Farmer unions to protest against lockdown in Punjab on May 8; more head towards sit-in sites on Delhi borders
Farmer unions to protest against lockdown in Punjab on May 8; more head towards sit-in sites on Delhi borders
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Farmer unions to protest against lockdown in Punjab on May 8; more head towards sit-in sites on Delhi bordersPTI
Last Updated: May 05, 2021, 09:07 PM IST
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Addressing a press conference at the Singhu border protest site, farmer leader Balbir Singh Rajewal alleged the government has imposed a lockdown to hide its failure to handle the coronavirus situation and wants to weaken the ongoing farmers movement.