NEW DELHI – The Indian government has suspended internet connectivity fortwo days in the areas where farmers are protesting on the outskirts of NewDelhi with more than 96,000 tractors.
The farmers are staging a hunger strike to protest three new laws that thegovernment had enacted which they say will make them poorer and facilitatethose exploiting them.
The government said the shutdown would continue until Sunday night to“maintain public safety”.
The shutdown comes amid farmers’ increased activity on social media inwhich they urged the Indian public to support them and raise their voicesfor those who provide them with food on their tables. The majority of theIndian public is Hindu and vegetarian. The farmers made an emotionalmessage viral on Indian social media, appealing to the public for theirsupport. A day later, their internet has been suspended.
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The farmers claimed there are over 200,000 of them camped outside theIndian capital for more than two months.
