60-Year-Old Man From Bihar Cycles Over 1000 Kms To Join The Farmers' Protest In Delhi
As the farmers' protests in Delhi continue, every passing day more and more people are joining the sit-ins at the three border points, that have become the epicenters of the agitation.
Farmers from more states like Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh are also joining hands with the demonstrators mostly from Punjab and Haryana who are protesting against the three recently passed farm laws.
Now joining them is Satyadev Manjhi, a 60-year-old man from Bihar's Siwan reached Tikri at Delhi-Haryana border on Thursday after completing a journey of nearly 1,000 kilometres in 11 days on a bicycle.
¡°It took me 11 days to reach here from Siwan, my home district. I urge the government to take back the three farm laws. I will be here until the movement is not over,¡± Manjhi told ANI.
The farmers have been protesting at the Delhi border since November 26 against the three newly enacted farm laws- Farmers¡¯ Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Act, 2020, the Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Act, 2020, and the Essential Commodities (Amendment) Act, 2020.
With the government still refusing to roll back the three contentious laws, the protest is also are intensifying.?
Protests intensifying
Braving the cold weather, thousands of farmers from Rajasthan, Haryana and Gujarat protesting against the new farm laws continued their sit-in at Shahjahanpur (Haryana-Rajasthan border), blocking the Jaipur-Delhi highway, for the sixth day.
Awaiting permission from Haryana police to allow them entry into Delhi to join other farmers, they have been raising slogans demanding roll back of the 'controversial' laws.
Members of the Rajasthan Trade Union, Rajasthan Roadways Employees Union and many other associations reached Shahjahanapur to show their support for the protesting farmers.
Speaking to the media, Sanyukta Kisaan Morcha member Sanjay Madhav said: "Farmers will not budge from this place until their demands are met. The three laws have been passed to give corporates an upper hand and to take hold of agri-processing and agricultural land. It will open newer avenues for corporates but not farmers."
