: Farm laws: Protesters hold ‘kisan parliament’ at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar amid tight security #IndiaNEWS Around 200 farmers agitating against the Centre’s new agriculture laws gathered at the

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Farm laws: Protesters hold ‘kisan parliament’ at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar amid tight security #IndiaNEWS
Around 200 farmers agitating against the Centre’s new agriculture laws gathered at the Jantar Mantar to conduct a “kisan sansad [farmers’ parliament]� parallel to the proceedings at the ongoing Monsoon Session on Thursday.Farmer leaders discussed the three new farm laws in detail. “The distance between us and the Parliament is constantly reducing,� Bhartiya Kisan Union leader Rakesh Tikait, one of the most prominent faces of the agitation, told The Indian Express. “We are just a few hundred metres away now. Two hundred farmers will come here to protest every day, under this very tree.� Referring to a neem tree under which the farmers were protesting, Tikait said: “This will be a historic tree.� He had told ANI earlier in the day that the farmers will monitor proceedings of the House and hold their own parliament sessions at the protest site.The farmers have promised to hold these protests every day till August 9, between 11 am and 5 pm, at the Jantar Mantar which is located a few metres away from the Parliament, PTI reported.“We will show [politicians] how to hold Parliament,� political activist Yogendra Yadav, one of the union leaders, said, according to NDTV. “Farmers have issued a whip to the parliamentarians. We are going their to keep a vigil...We are going...Read more

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