Karnal bears signs of being a 'Fort Knox' for ongoing farmer activism

The farmers fear that having more morchas will not only reduce their strength but also give a chance to the government to repeat the Bastara toll plaza incident

A day ago, the road to the mini secretariat in Karnal was impregnable - it was turned into a garrison with heavy deployment of police and paramilitary forces, as farmers thronged the street for a sit-in protest, days after a crackdown on those agitating against the farm laws. Langars serving food to protesters and security personnel alike were overwhelmed. The mini secretariat threatened to turn into another Singhu border for the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party.

But the same street now wears a deserted look; there aren’t enough farmers to pack the tent where protest leaders sit, let alone the entire