- Thousands reach Ghazipur site, while group attacks protesters at Singhu
- Protesting Farmers to Observe Sadbhavana Divas on Gandhi’s death anniversary
NEW DELHI (TIP): In a renewed push to the farmers agitation against the three contentious farm laws after the unions appeared to be on the back foot following the Republic Day violence and police action, support poured in from parts of Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh on Friday, January 29. The leaders of SamyuktaKisanMorcha, a joint front of farmer unions, also announced that they would observe January 30 as “Sadbhavana Divas” (Goodwill Day) and observe a day-long fast at all protest sites. They appealed to the public to join them. The announcement came at a press conference late in the evening. In a resurgence, farmers outfits, “panchayats”, and “khaps” across the three States assured support to the movement, even as clashes broke out between “locals” and the farmers at Singhu border during the day with incidents of stone-pelting. The police had to use tear gas and lathicharge to bring the situation under control. Meanwhile, the opposition Grand Alliance in Bihar on Friday, January 29, declared it will organize a human chain across the State on Saturday to express solidarity with the farmers agitating against the farm laws.