Farmers to observe relay hunger strike on Monday; Bang ‘thalis’ during PM Modi s Mann ki Baat
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Updated: Sunday, December 20, 2020, 21:33 [IST]
New Delhi, Dec 20: Farmer Unions protesting against Centre s farm law have announced a 24-hour relay hunger strike tomorrow and issued a call to oppose Prime Minister Narendra Modi s Mann ki Baat programme on November 27.
PTI file photo Farmers will begin a day-long relay hunger strike on Monday at all sites of protest against the new agri laws. It will be started by a team of 11 members at protests sites here, Swaraj India Chief Yogendra Yadav said at a press conference at the Singhu border.
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1 Farmers pay tribute to those who lost their lives during the farmers agitation, as they gather at Singhu border to participate in a sit-in protest against the Centre s farm reform laws, in New Delhi, on Sunday, December 20, 2020. PTI
New Delhi, December 20
Intensifying their agitation against the Centre’s new agri laws, farmers on Sunday announced that they will observe a day-long relay hunger strike on Monday at all sites of protest here and halt toll collection on highways in Haryana from December 25 to 27.
Thousands of farmers, mainly from Punjab and Haryana, are protesting against the laws for the last over four weeks at various border points of Delhi and demanding that the legislations be repealed.
Read e-booklet on how agro-reforms help farmers: PM Modi urges people
The government has issued an e-booklet in English and Hindi highlighting the success stories of farmers who have benefited from the reforms enacted in September
PTI | December 20, 2020 | Updated 01:06 IST
The unions, however, are demanding a complete rollback of the Central laws
Amid the deadlock between the Centre and the protesting farmers, Prime Minister Narendra Modi Saturday urged people to read and share widely an e-booklet issued by the government highlighting how the recent agro-reforms help farmers. The government has issued an e-booklet in English and Hindi highlighting the success stories of farmers who have benefited from the reforms enacted in September.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi. File
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The government has issued an e-booklet in English and Hindi highlighting the success stories of farmers who have benefited from the reforms enacted in September.
Amid the deadlock between the Centre and the protesting farmers, Prime Minister Narendra Modi Saturday urged people to read and share widely an e-booklet issued by the government highlighting how the recent agro-reforms help farmers.
The government has issued an e-booklet in English and Hindi highlighting the success stories of farmers who have benefited from the reforms enacted in September.
“There is a lot of content, including graphics and booklets that elaborate on how the recent Agro-reforms help our farmers. It can be found on the NaMo App Volunteer Module’s Your Voice and Downloads sections. Read and share widely,” the Prime Minister tweeted sharing snapshots of pages from the Hindi version of the booklet.
PM Modi urges people to read e-booklet highlighting how agro-reforms help farmers
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Amid the deadlock between the Centre and the protesting farmers, Prime Minister Narendra Modi Saturday urged people to read and share widely an e-booklet issued by the government highlighting how the recent agro-reforms help farmers.
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Amid the deadlock between the Centre and the protesting farmers, Prime Minister Narendra Modi Saturday urged people to read and share widely an e-booklet issued by the government highlighting how the recent agro-reforms help farmers. The government has issued an e-booklet in English and Hindi highlighting the success stories of farmers who have benefited from the reforms enacted in September.