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Mahatma Gandhi’s granddaughter Tara Gandhi Bhattacharjee on Saturday, 13 February, visited the Ghazipur farmers’ protest site on the Delhi-Uttar Pradesh border, to extend support to their movement against the three farm laws.
She asked the agitating ensemble to remain peaceful and urged the government to “take care” of India’s agrarian community.
Bhattacharjee, chairperson of National Gandhi Museum, was also joined by Gandhi Smarak Nidhi Chairman Ramchandra Rahi, All-India Sarv Sangha Managing Trustee and a few others.
According to news agency PTI, 84-year-old Bhattacharjee said that she and others had only come to the protest to support farmers.
Recalling that the first fight for Independence had started in western Uttar Pradesh’s Meerut, Bhattacharjee said that the country’s benefit lies in the benefits of farmers.
Farmers are protesting across multiple borders around Delhi, demanding the abolition of the three farm laws and an assurance on MSP.
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