Indian farmers to step up protests after nine killed in violence

 NEW DELHI, 05 October 2021, (TON): Farmers in India have vowed to intensify their months-long protest against laws aimed at liberalising agriculture as tensions flare a day after nine people were killed in northern Uttar Pradesh state’s Lakhimpur Kheri district.

The Uttar Pradesh government announced 4.5m Indian rupees ($60,530) compensation to the families of the victims of Sunday’s violence. The state government also said a retired High Court judge will investigate the incident.

The farmers, meanwhile, have decided to step up their protests against the contentious farm laws.

Dharmendra Malik, a senior leader of the Bharatiya Kisan Union, told media “we’ll intensify our agitation in Uttar Pradesh and other parts of the country to highlight the plight of innocent farmers.”

“The government might try to discredit the 10-month-long movement, but we will remain peaceful in our struggle.”

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