LONDON: The Covid question rises quite as large as the rally in support of the famers’ agitation in India in London on Sunday turned out to be. Several thousands of protesters turned up, in many hundreds of cars that jammed central London streets — and Londoner’s ears — doing the rounds around the Indian High Commission all day.
It was a far bigger turnout than expected, clearly the word had been passed on that the UK must do more than protesters had so far in Canada and the US, not less by any means. It seemed to have worked.
Convoys of cars descended on London from Birmingham and Derby in the Midlands and from other towns around the country. They carried banners in support of the farmers’ agitation, and flew triangular yellow flags, the signature colour of a forceful Sikh protest.
Several of the flags declared themselves Khalistani. As did many of the chants and slogans in front of the high commission and at a parallel gathering at Trafalgar Square.
Groups that marched…