âDivide and rule wonât workâ: Farmers at Tikri border have another reason to be angry The farmers feel the Modi government is trying to âtear them apartâ by sowing discord. Follow Early on Monday, December 14, around 25 farmer leaders gathered on a stage set up at the Tikri border between Delhi and Haryana. Armed with water bottles, they began a hunger strike, promising not to touch a morsel of food till 5 pm. After two relentless weeks of protest against the Narendra Modi governmentâs new farm laws, the farmers at Tikri have one more reason to be angry with the Centre: they believe itâs trying to use a divide and rule strategy.