Farmers' movement intensified the agitation, went on hunger strike
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In protest against the agrarian reform laws, the Farmers' Organization on Monday intensified the agitation and went on a hunger strike to increase pressure on the government.
The farmer leaders went on a hunger strike from eight o'clock in the morning to five in the evening. This fast will be done at Ghazipur, Tikri, Indus border and some other places in the capital. Farmers will also go on a hunger strike and protest in district headquarters. Farmers' organizations are adamant on repealing three agrarian reform laws. Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has also announced to go on hunger strike. He appealed to Aam Aadmi Party workers to join the farmers' movement. Farmers' organizations intensified the agitation on Saturday, while Haryana Deputy Chief Minister Dushyant Chautala met several Union ministers and increased the pressure of negotiations. Farmers' organizations blocked the collection by displaying toll plazas at many places in the country. Several batches of farmers left for Delhi from different states. After meeting with Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar and Food and Supplies Minister Piyush Goyal, Mr. Chautala said that the government will start the next round of talks with farmers' organizations in 48 hours. The government had proposed amendments to agrarian reform laws to the peasant organizations which were rejected and threatened to intensify the agitation. Mr. Tomar has appealed to the farmers to end the agitation and resolve the problem through dialogue. He said that he was confident that the solution would be solved by dialogue. The government's door is open for dialogue with farmers. Farmers' organizations have been agitating on the border of the national capital for the last 19 days. The government has tightened security arrangements along the Delhi border. A large number of security personnel have been deployed along the border.
