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Delhi HC women lawyers' group to observe fast in solidarity with farmers
Updated On: 22 December, 2020 02:18 PM IST | Mumbai | IANS
The lawyers' group also said the decisions of corporates driven by profit would also affect the food security of India and cropping patterns would be determined not by local needs but by international market forces
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Farmers shout slogans during a protest against the central government`s recent agricultural reforms, at the Delhi-Uttar Pradesh state border, in Ghazipur. Pic/AFP
The Delhi High Court Women Lawyers' Forum (DHCWLF) on Wednesday decided to observe a fast in solidarity with the farmers who are protesting against the three new farm laws, at various borders of the national capital.
"We lawyers have decided to fast in solidarity with the ongoing farmers 'Satyagrah' on December 23, which is also celebrated as 'Kisan Diwas', demanding a repeal of the hastily enacted farm laws," said the DHCWLF, a group of lawyers comprising senior advocates Indira Jaising, Mahalakshmi Pavani, Biswajit Bhattacharya, Mohan Katarki and Anand Grover.
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