Singhu

{{short description|Indian Village}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2021}}

{{Use Indian English|date=April 2021}}

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| subdivision_name2 = North West Delhi

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Singhu is a village in the North West Delhi district of the National Capital Region (India).{{cite web |url=http://web.delhi.gov.in/wps/wcm/connect/DoIT_NorthWest/north+west+district/land+awards/singhu |title=Land Acquisition Record Singhu Village |publisher=Government of Delhi |access-date=2021-04-18 }}

It borders the Haryana state, and became popular during the Indian farmers protest of 2020/2021 when the Indian government erected walls to prevent Haryana protestors from reaching Delhi.{{cite web |title=Iron bars hooked between barriers, cement poured in to create makeshift wall at Singhu border |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/nation/iron-bars-hooked-between-barriers-cement-poured-in-to-create-makeshift-wall-at-singhu-border-206386 |website=Tribune India |access-date=2 February 2021}} As of 21 March 2021, according to Haryana Police, there were around 18,000-19,000 committed protestors sitting at Singhu at the Delhi border.{{Cite web|last=Siwach|first=Sukhbir|date=2021-03-21|title=Haryana cops: 40,000 'committed supporters' at Delhi farm stir sites|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/haryana-cops-40000-committed-supporters-at-delhi-farm-stir-sites-7237888/|access-date=2021-03-22|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}

There are a number of different ways MSP is calculated and it is not always clear what is intended in policy documents such as 2018 Union budget of India.[3]{{cite web|url=https://www.livemint.com/Politics/zz7NOxslQR3F3EV1tjTt3I/Budget-2018-promises-to-fix-crop-support-prices-at-50-over.html}}

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