Farmers to observe hunger strike on Monday

India: Vowing to intensify their agitation from December 14, the heads of all farmer unions protesting against the Centre’s new agri laws will observe a one-day hunger strike on Monday. The hunger strike will go on from 8 am to 5 pm, farmer leader Gurnam Singh Chaduni announced on Sunday. Addressing a press conference at Singhu border, where the farmers have been camping for over two weeks, said that leaders will observe the hunger strike at their respective places. “Also dharnas will be staged at all district headquarters across the country. The protest will go on as usual,” he told reporters.