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‘Farm laws clearly aimed at harming their interest’ leaders of left parties said in a memorandum to the UP Governor
Farmers from eight Western UP districts reached Delhi to join their counterparts from Punjab and Haryana
Farmers also staged demonstrations in Western UP, disrupting traffic on the highways

Written By:Sharat

Updated: November 28 2020 06:48:13 PM ET Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India

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