An indefinite relay hunger strike starts today against the government's new agricultural laws as farmers harden stand amid protests that began late November around Delhi borders.
After five rounds of negotiations failed, the government on Sunday asked the protesting farmers to choose a date for the next round of talks.
The relay hunger strike is the third major national event staged by the farmers after a countrywide shutdown earlier this month, which was backed by opposition parties and trade unions, and last week's hunger strike by farmer leaders. The stir has been intensifying amid repeated.
