Farmers protest at Delhi border points have alleged that the Facebook page of the Kisan Ekta Morcha was blocked by the social media giant. According to Baljeet Singh, who termed himself the head of IT wing of the agitation, the page was blocked after a video countering the government's claim on farm laws was shared.
Baljeet Singh said that the Facebook page was blocked at the Centre's behest on Sunday. It was, however, restored after three hours.
"The government is afraid of the farmers," Baljeet Singh said.Meanwhile, farmer have announced to observe a relay hunger strike at all the protest sites to press for their demand to repeal the three farm laws. Farmers said that they will also halt toll collection on highways in Haryana from December 25 to 27. They have also given a call to boycott the NDA constituents who are not supporting their demand. Farmers, mostly from Punjab and Haryana, are demanding a complete repeal the three farm laws that were enacted by the Modi government in September earlier this year.
"Everyday 11 farmers will sit on hunger strike for 24 hours," says Balwant Singh, Secretary, Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) Punjab, told news agency ANI. He said that farmers will also boycott Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ‘Mann Ki Baat’ address on Sunday.
“We want to appeal to all of you to bang utensils till the time the PM is speaking," he said.
Thousands of farmers, mainly from Punjab and Haryana, are protesting against the laws for the last over four weeks at various border points of Delhi. While the three farm laws have been projected by the Modi government as major reforms in the agriculture sector that will remove the middlemen and allow farmers to sell anywhere in the country.
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