Thousands of farmers have camped in Singhu on the Delhi-Haryana border for more than a month (archive)
New Delhi:
Farmers gathered in Singhu, on the Delhi-Haryana border to protest against the center’s agricultural laws, will receive free Wi-Fi, AAP leader Raghav Chadha said Tuesday afternoon.
Chadha said the Aam Aadmi Party, which governs the national capital region, will install Wi-Fi hotspots to help farmers make video calls and connect with family members at home. The decision has been made by “sevadar“Arvind Kejriwal,” Chadha added, referring to the term the Chief Minister of Delhi used to describe himself when he visited farmers earlier this month.
“A person needs bread, clothes and a house to live a respectable life … but now the Internet has also been added to it. We want farmers to stay in touch with their family,” said Chadha.
“We have identified some places. The signal will be within 100 meters of the Wi-Fi access point,” he added.
Last month, the AAP, which has expressed strong support for farmers and their cause, also arranged for basic living facilities, including clean water, sanitation and medical care, at protest sites around the Delhi border. .
Party leaders, including Mr. Chadha, have made multiple visits to these sites, and Chief Minister Kejriwal supported the farmers’ call for a Bandh“and a national hunger strike this month.
Chadha has also responded to the BJP, which accused the AAP of trying to score political points, saying: “If supporting farmers in this time of crisis … demanding the repeal of three black laws … is political, we are guilty. “.
Thousands of farmers from various states, including Punjab, Haryana, and Rajasthan, have camped in Singhu (and other places along the Delhi border) for more than a month.
They fought brutal police action – tear gas, water cannons and lathi charges – to reach the capital and have said they will not return unless farm laws are lifted.
However, the center also insists that the laws will stand and have only offered to amend certain sections, as well as provide a written guarantee on the minimum support price (MSP).
Multiple rounds of talks have so far been held to resolve the deadlock between the two sides. However, neither party is willing to compromise at this time.
The center has proposed new conversations and they are scheduled for 2 p.m. Wednesday.
With input from PTI
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