Farmers protest: At Singhu, elation makes way for hectic cleaning
Hindustan TimesIt was time to pack up and head back home. There was a sense of anticipation among farmers at the Singhu protest site since early Thursday as whispers made the rounds that today might finally be the day when their yearlong protest against the erstwhile farm laws may be called off. New Delhi, India - December 9, 2021: Farmers dismantle their tents after SKM leaders announced to call off the agitation, at Singhu Border, in New Delhi, India, on Thursday, December 09, 2021. Soon, the protest site on the Delhi-Haryana border was a beehive of activity as farmers went into overdrive dismantling tents, pack up belongings, sweeping away the litter and cleaning up a stretch of road that they called their “home” for over a year. The SKM in its address on Thursday said farmers will start retreating from Delhi’s border points of Singhu, Tikri and Ghazipur from 9 am on December 11.