In pics | Farmers start removing makeshift tents from Delhi border as year-long protest ends
Farmers have started vacating their protest site at Singhu on Delhi-Haryana border, ending their year-long agitation. The Samyukt Kisan Morcha, the umbrella body of 32 farmers' unions, announced the formal decision to end the stir on December 9.
Hundreds of farmers are getting ready to vacate their protest site at Singhu on the Delhi-Haryana border on December 9. They started the protest last November against the now-repealed agri laws. On November 19, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that the Centre will bring necessary bills in the winter session of Parliament to repeal the farm laws. The prime minister also said that the government will constitute a committee to work on a new framework for Minimum Support Price (MSP). (Image: Twitter @ANI)
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Both the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha passed the Farm Laws Repeal Bill on November 29. President Ram Nath Kovind also gave his assent to the Bill on December 1. (Image: Twitter @ANI)
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The Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM), the umbrella body of 32 farmers' unions, announced the formal decision to lift the year-long protest on December 9. The protesting farmers are expected to head home on December 11. The Centre sent the final draft accepting demands, including the unconditional withdrawal of all police cases lodged against protesters during the agitation. (Image: Twitter @ANI)
