Farmers agitating against the new agriculture laws on Thursday came together to raise their voices against the recent price hike of petrol, diesel and cooking oil, demanding that the rates be halved with immediate effect. “Today, farmers protested for two hours against the high fuel prices. Protestors brought their motorcycles, cars, tractors and other vehicles and held sit-in protests," said farmer leader Lakhbir Singh. Protestors brought their motorcycles, cars, tractors and other vehicles and sat on roadsides. The government should take charge of the fuel prices in its own hands instead of leaving it to the corporations," he said.

Source: Mint July 08, 2021 08:48 UTC