Chandigarh, Feb. 13 -- As the farmers' protest at Punjab-Haryana's Shambhu and Khanauri borders marks its first anniversary under the 'Delhi Chalo Andolan 2.0', thousands of farmers assembled at Khanauri for a massive Mahapanchayat on Wednesday, reaffirming their commitment to the movement and emphasizing the need for unity ahead of crucial talks with the Central Government on February 14. The Mahapanchayat witnessed fiery speeches from farmer leaders, with Jagjit Singh Dallewal - on a hunger strike for 78 days - making an emotional appeal for stronger government intervention to support deported youth and secure a legal guarantee for minimum support price (MSP).
Dallewal linked the growing wave of deportations to the deepening employment c...