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Farmers start day long 'relay' hunger strike

New Delhi
December 21, 2020

Intensifying their agitation against the Centre's new Agri laws, farmers began their day long 'relay' hunger strike on a chilly Monday morning at all sites of protest on Delhi borders with Haryana and Uttar Pradesh. Protesting farmers will participate in the hunger strike in batches and the first has 11 members, according to farmer leaders.

Thousands of agriculturists, mainly from Punjab and Haryana are protesting against the laws for the last over four weeks at various border points of Delhi and demanding that the legislations be repealed.

Swaraj India Chief Yogendra Yadav had on Sunday said, "Farmers will begin a day long relay hunger strike on Monday at all sites of protest against the new Agri laws. It will be started by a team of 11 members at protests sites here, including the Singhu border."

He also urged "everyone at all protest sites across the nation to participate in the same".

Several roads have been shut due to the agitation and the Delhi Traffic police has been updating commuters on open and closed routes.

Taking to Twitter on Monday, the traffic Police said that the Singhu, Auchandi, Piau Maniyari and Mangesh borders are closed. It has advised commuters to take alternative routes through the Lampur, Safiabad Saboli and Singhu School Toll Tax borders.

Police said as traffic has been diverted from Mukarba and the GTK Road, people are suggested to avoid outer ring road, the GTK Road and National Highway (NH) 44.

Those travelling to Haryana can go through the Jharoda (only single carriageway), Daurala, Kapashera, Badusarai, Rajokri NH-8, Bijwasan-Bajghera, Palam Vihar and Dundahera borders.
Police said as traffic has been diverted from Mukarba and the GTK Road, people are suggested to avoid Outer Ring Road, the GTK Road and National Highway (NH) 44.