Farmer from Baghpat dies at Ghazipur protest site on Delhi-UP border

New Delhi, January 2: Amid freezing temperatures in Delhi , a farmer from Baghpat district of Uttar Pradesh died near Ghazipur border on Friday while protesting against the new agricultural laws enacted by the Central Government. The farmer, Galtan Singh (57), was a resident of Bhagwanpur Nagal village in Baghpat district of Uttar Pradesh. Several farmers have died during the protest due to the severe cold weather. The farmers protesting under the banner of Samyukta Kisan Morcha have been demanding the withdrawal of the three laws and legal guarantee for minimum support price (MSP) which is declared every year by the Centre for 23 crops while the Government has assured them that it will accept two of their demands related to stubble burning and electricity subsidies.

By R News India 24