The social media platform has permanently suspended some accounts but for others, it has only restricted access within India and the tweets can still be read outside the country.

``We will keep fighting till our last breath,'' said 80-year-old Jhajjan Singh, a farmer at a protest site in Ghazipur.

Critics say the Indian government has used the massive demonstrations to escalate a crackdown on free speech, detaining journalists and freezing Twitter accounts.

Farmer leaders said hunger strike was timed to coincide with the death anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, who was famed for his nonviolent resistance to colonial rule.

Hundreds of protesters, some on horseback, broke away from the main route of a tractor protest to head for central New Delhi, which hosts an annual Republic Day military parade.

A sight like no other has unfolded at border points by Delhi in India.

Protesting farmers in northern states fear the new legislations will eventually dismantle India's regulated markets, leaving them at the mercy of private buyers.

Farmers in India have rallied together against three laws that were enacted Sept. 20 by the country's prime minister, Narendra Modi.

'We want people to be aware, and raise their voice, and then (be) aware of what (the) government is trying to do in India.'

India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi passed new legislation earlier this year that farmers say could lead to the end of small farms.