Thousands of farmers mark seven-month anniversary

Apart from large gatherings at the established protest sites on the borders of Delhi, protests were also held within the capital.

Thousands of farmers marking the seven month anniversary of their agitation against marched to Raj Bhavans in various states on Saturday, to submit a memorandum to President Ram Nath Kovind through the Governors. As , the farm unions under the banner of the Samyukt Kisan Morcha also observed the day as Kheti Bachao, Loktantra Bachao Diwas (Save Agriculture, Save Democracy Day).. Apart from large gatherings at the established protest sites on the borders of Delhi, protests were also held within the capital. Farmers marched to the Raj Bhavans in Punjab, Haryana, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Maharashtra and Telangana, although some were not able to deliver their memoranda, according to the SKM. The SKM said that protestors had been picked up and detained by the police, sometimes temporarily, in Bhopal, Bengaluru, Mysuru, Delhi and Hyderabad. Bharatiya Kisan Union-Tikait group’s general secretary Yudhvir Singh was detained at Civil Lines in Delhi, according to the SKM. Among the security arrangements made in the capital was a decision by Delhi Metro to shut three stations in Central Delhi from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.