Nandita Narain | 25 February 2024 | The Wire

In response to the call by the Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM) to observe February 23 as a Black Day in protest against the brutal murder of the young farmer Shubhkaran Singh, and the call by CASR (Campaign Against State Repression) for a peaceful demonstration at Jantar Mantar to protest against the ongoing violence unleashed by security forces against farmers, I went to Jantar Mantar at 3 pm on February 23 to express my solidarity with the protest.

I found the entire area heavily barricaded, with a large presence of police and ITBP and not a single protestor. So I proceeded to the metro station, where I found a scattered group of about 25 students belonging to different student organisations, who had also come for the protest, along with another Delhi University teacher, N. Sachin. A few had brought placards protesting the repression on farmers and expressing solidarity with their demands. We decided to hold up the placards and march down to Jantar Mantar raising slogans….

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