Farmers from the northern Indian state of Punjab have vowed to continue their march to capital Delhi on Friday (Dec 6) as they press the government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to address their major demands, especially a legal guarantee for a minimum support price (MSP). The farmers have been camping at the Shambhu border between Punjab and neighbouring Haryana state for over eight months now.
In view of the protests, Haryana police said they had taken special measures to thwart the farmers’ march towards the parliament, with authorities banning gatherings of five or more people in the Ambala district. Haryana state is governed by PM Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party.
Earlier, farmer leader Sarwan Singh Pandher said around 100 protestors would start their march on foot towards Delhi at around 1 pm IST, leaving their tractors and equipment behind. "We have been sitting here for the past eight months. In response to accusations that our tractors are modified, we have decided to march to Delhi on foot," Pandher said. He claimed that the farmers’ protest had received backing from local businesses as well as members of local panchayats (village councils).
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