Farmers allege Facebook blocked their page on govt’s behest

New Delhi, Dec 20 : The agitating farmers unions alleged that Facebook had blocked their page, Kisan Ekta Morcha, at the Central government’s behest on Sunday after they published a video countering its claims on farm laws.
Baljeet Singh, who termed himself the head of IT wing of the agitation, said: “The government is afraid of the farmers.” In a jibe at Facebook, Twitter user Mandeep Muktsar wrote: “Breaking: #MarkZuckerberg to be nominated to Rajya Sabha. @Facebook.” The Facebook page was later restored, reports said.
The farmers, on Sunday, had warned the government that they will make all the toll plazas free in Haryana between December 25-27 and will undertake a relay hunger strike.
They also decided to boycott any NDA constituent which doesn’t back the farmers’ stir.