Thousands of farmers across the country staged protests against the three agriculture legislation recently passed in Parliament.
Though the protests were held in several parts of the country, the intensity was more in Punjab, Haryana and western Uttar Pradesh. Farmers had called a Bharat Bandh on Friday in protest against the Bills.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, meanwhile, addressing BJP workers, kept up his offensive against the Opposition, saying that those who always “lied” to farmers are now “shooting from their shoulders” and misleading them for their political benefit. He also asked BJP workers to reach out to farmers on the ground and inform them about the details and benefits of the new agriculture reforms and how these will empower them. Farmers want a provision in the Bills that will ensure…