PATNA: Braving biting cold, thousands of farmers on Saturday joined the human chain organised by the opposition parties in districts against the three farm laws recently enacted by the Centre. In Ara, a two-minute silence was observed to pay tributes to the farmers who have died in the country during agitation. The farmers were seen participating in human chain under the banners of the CPI (ML), RJD, Congress, CPI and CPI (M). RJD’s Bhojpur district president Birbal Yadav said the human chain started from Ara railway station and passed through Nawada, sadar hospital and Shivganj before culminating at Dharhara. Another chain was formed from the overbridge to the Zero Mile.