Farmers protest enters day 19, to observe 9-hour long hunger strike

The farmers' protest has been underway for 19 days now. The farmers have been demanding the abrogation of three farm laws that were introduced by the Narendra Modi government. Today the farmers will hold a hunger strike from 8 am today and will last for nine hours.
The hunger strike will be done at the Tikri and Singhu border of Delhi.

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