Journalism of Courage
With cheers and songs, farmers call off year-long agitation
1 / 8Celebrations ensued at Tikri border after the Samyukta Kisan Morcha announced that the farmers' protest will be suspended, 15 months after the agitation began. (Express photo by Tashi Tobgyal)
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2 / 8The SKM, an umbrella body of 40 farm unions, said protesting farmers will take out victory marches to their homes on December 11 from the protest sites on Delhi's borders. The farmers had congregated at borders to demand the repeal of the three farm laws, alongside other demands. (Express photo by Tashi Tobgyal)
3 / 8The announcement came after the SKM received a central government signed letter where it agreed to consider their pending demands, including withdrawal of cases against farmers and form a committee on minimum support price. (Express photo by Tashi Tobgyal)
4 / 8Farmer leaders said that they will again meet on January 15 to see if the government has fulfilled their demands. At the meeting, a call on resuming protests will be taken, said SKM member Gurnam Singh Chaduni. (Express photo by Tashi Tobgyal)
5 / 8The SKM also announced that special prayer will be offered at Amritsar's Golden Temple on December 13. (Express photo by Tashi Tobgyal)
6 / 8Even as farmers at protest sites on Delhi borders celebrated, farmer leader Shiv Kumar Kakka lauded the historic win. He also apologised to the people who faced problems due to the protests. (Express photo by Tashi Tobgyal)
7 / 8Farmers, mainly from Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh, started protesting at Delhi border points on November 26 last year against the three farm laws. (Express photo by Tashi Tobgyal)
8 / 8On November 19 this year, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that the three laws would be scrapped. Subsequently, they were repealed in Parliament. (Express photo by Tashi Tobgyal)
