Following the announcement of the repeal of the three farm laws by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday, the farmers on the Ghazipur border have welcomed the decision and narrated the difficulties they faced during the protest. Farmer Chaudhary Raj Singh, 99, said he was involved in the protest at the Ghazipur border since the very first day. He only went home for the last rites of his grandson, but returned to the site of the protest immediately. Singh further said that they were asked to vacate the protest site, but they showed courage and did not move, and that they suffered due to weather, be it rain or winter. The farmer also noted that he had never seen such a movement, even though he had been part of many.

Another farmer, Om Raj Singh, 85, Moradabad district, said he was involved in the movement from day one, and that during the movement his son got sick but he couldn’t spare much time. Sarabjit Singh has been doing ‘Bhandara’ from Lakhimpur Kheri. He said a lot of ration was destroyed due to the rain and storm during the protest. Farmers across India have also welcomed the Centre’s announcement to repeal the three farm laws and demanded the law to be formed guaranteeing the Minimum Support Price (MSP).