Several farmers, who have been protesting against the three farm laws at various borders in Delhi since November 26 last year. Last Saturday (December 11, 2021) morning, they started returning to their respective states from their respective protest sites. This comes following the Samyukta Kisan Morcha's (SKM) announcement of the suspension of year-long farmers' agitation on Thursday. Thousands of farmers from Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh had laid siege to the Singhu, Ghazipur and Tikri borders in November last year to demand the repeal of the three farm laws. The farm laws were withdrawn in the winter session of parliament earlier this month. The farmers are now taking down their tents and have started removing their settlements from their respective protesting sites as they prepare to return to their homes. Speaking to ANI, Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) leader Rakesh Tikait said, "A large group of farmers shall vacate the area at 8 AM tomorrow. In today's meeting, we will talk, pray, and meet the people who helped us. People have started vacating already, it will take 4-5 days." The BKU leader has flagged off the first lot of farmers returning home from the Ghazipur border. This first group has headed for Bijnor in Uttar Pradesh. Tikait informed that he would leave the protesting site at the Ghazipur border on 15 December. Sukhwant Singh, a farmer from Punjab said that he would meet his family after a year. Find more. |Source: Online/SZK
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