At least 40 farmer leaders sat on a hunger strike on Monday at the Singhu Border and Singari Border of Delhi to protest against the new farm laws.
Farmers who were on a day-long hunger strike at the Singhu border as part of their protest against Centre's farm laws broke their fast on Monday evening and said they are not Aatankwadi (terrorists) but Hakwadi (fighting for rights).
"It was a day-long hunger strike against the allegation made by the central government that we are terrorists. Through this fast we want to say that we are not Aatankwadi but Hakwadi," said Punjab Kisan Union member Kuldeep Singh.
"Our message to the Centre is that due to its policies the 'annadatas' had to observe fast today. The government should repeal the three farm laws." said Manjeet Singh, Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) state president Doaba.
As many as 40 farmer leaders of United Farmers Front observed a hunger strike on Monday at various border points near Delhi against the Centre's newly enacted farm laws between 8 am and 5 pm.
The protests are intensifying with every passing day as thousands of more protesters are joining the agitation each day. The crowd at the Delhi-Haryana border has become so huge that the Haryana police has termed the situation as 'unsustainable', warning that the borders can't take more people.
Over 60,000 protestors are camping at the borders, the state police have said even though farmer leaders claim the number is much higher. Other than Punjab and Haryana, the protest is seeing participation from the farmers of Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and other parts of the country.
Meanwhile, 10 organisations from various states such as Uttar Pradesh, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Bihar and Haryana associated with All India Kisan Coordination Committee met Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Monday to extend their support on three farm laws enacted by the government in September.
Under the banner of the All-India Kisan Coordination Committee (AIKCC), the group of farmers belonging to states such as Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Haryana, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Telangana and Maharashtra, the unions were convinced that the recent farm acts are for the benefit of farmers across India and will save farmers from the clutches of middlemen who exploited them over the years.
Check posts have been installed by the police at Punjab and Haryana borders to restrict further movement.
(WIth ANI inputs)
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