Lockdown Declared To Weaken Protests, Claim Farmer Leaders The leaders called upon farmers to send at least one family-member to protest sites at Delhi beginning May 10 Farmer leaders addressing media May 05, 2021 Farmer leaders protesting at Delhi borders seeking a repeal of the new agriculture laws called for defying the lockdown declared by many state governments to control spread of COVID-19 infection. They called upon people to open shops on Saturday, May 8. “Lockdown is being implemented to weaken the farmers’ movement. It’s not a remedy. It’s affecting business. The government should rather formulate a strong policy,” said farmer leader Baldev Singh Nihalgarh addressing media at protest site.