Farmers remain steadfast to their cause

Despite the onslaught of a second wave of the pandemic and their protest completing five months, protesters are unmoved

Five months into the agitation and amid a second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, protesting farmers remained determined to not shelve the movement. Neither the sharp spike in the number of COVID-19 cases across the country nor the restrictions imposed by several State governments would derail the protest in any manner, they asserted. The agitation, which began at several borders on November 26, has largely flouted COVID-19 protocol. Neither do most wear masks nor do they strictly stick to social distancing norms. But when asked, some of them at the protest sites would deflect the attention to political rallies being held without adherence to COVID-19 protocol in poll-bound States.