Farm laws: Farmers observe black day to mark six months of protests, raise flags and burn effigies

Farmers agitating against the Centre’s farm laws observed Wednesday as a “black day” to mark six months of their protests.

Last year, farmers stormed into the bordering areas of the capital between November 25 and 26 braving barricades, batons and tear gas, to protest against the farming legislature they dubbed as “black laws”. Since then, thousands of them have settled down with their tractors and trolleys at Singhu and Tikri areas bordering Haryana and at Ghazipur bordering Uttar Pradesh.

It is a BLACK DAY-May 26th mark completion of 6 months of Peasant Movement. Stand with Farmers in their Solidarity. Raise your voice for them. #6MonthsofFarmersProtest#Black_Day_Of_Farmers pic.twitter.com/9sOOFi93Fo

— BKU EKTA UGRAHAN (@Bkuektaugrahan) May 26, 2021

All covid guiedance were followed during the protest to mark BLACK DAY in Bhavanigarh, block of @Bkuektaugrahan pic.twitter.com/ndg9RFGkUQ

— BKU EKTA UGRAHAN (@Bkuektaugrahan) May 26, 2021

As part of the protest on Wednesday, several farmers and protestors hoisted black flags atop their houses, including Shiromani Akali Dal chief Sukhbir Singh Badal and Aam Aadmi Party leader Harpal Singh Cheema.

The SAD chief urged the Centre to accept the demand of protesting farmers and demanded complete withdrawal of the farm laws. Opposing the laws, the Shiromani Akali Dal had quit the ruling National Democratic Alliance at the Centre in September.

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