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The 2024 Indian farmers' protest is the second round of continuous protests and road blockades initiated by farmers in the northern states of Punjab and Haryana on 13 February 2024, primarily located at Punjab's Shambhu border. [13]
The first round of protests in 2020-21 saw thousands of farmers camp on the national capital Delhi’s border for nearly a year, forcing the Modi government to repeal a set of contentious farm laws.
The farmers paused their protest and have camped near Shambhu, close to the border between Punjab and Haryana states, as their unions engaged in discussions with government ministers.
After two months of protests, farmer unions—mainly from Punjab and neighbouring Haryana—began a movement named Dilli Chalo (transl. Let's go to Delhi), in which tens of thousands of union members marched towards the nation's capital.
Sidhu was born in village Kot Dhunna, Barnala, Punjab, to Sardar Bikkar Singh. [7] He completed his graduation from Punjabi University, Patiala. [2] His grandfather, Sardar Kartar Singh, was the chairman of the Bharatiya Kisan Union. [1] Sidhu was actively involved in the 2021 farmers' protest. [8]
Reeves says farmers must help fund NHS ahead of mass protest. In pictures: Today’s farmer protests in Westminster. Tuesday 19 November 2024 17:30, Holly Evans.
The SKM claimed the peaceful protest had been sabotaged by outside groups. The day after the protesters where back at the camps on the edge of capital. [1] On 9 October 2021, Farmer unions termed the Lakhimpur Kheri massacre an "act of terror" that was part of a larger conspiracy to break the 10-month-old farmers’ protest.
Defra’s response to latest protest today. Wednesday 11 December 2024 09:40, Alex Ross. The protest comes as the Government publishes a report on Wednesday analysing the state of UK food security.