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Sikar has forced governments — both at the Centre as well as in the state — to listen to their demands several times. Livid farmers resorted to agitation and forced the government to roll back the decision.“Farmers depend on livestock. JAIPUR: Farmers in this Shekhawati region have a tradion of deciding fortunes of political leaders.Since the days of Raj, famers have been on the forefront of movements. We seek that there should be no strict restriction on sale of livestock,” said Sagar Khachariya, district secretary, Bhartiya Kisan Sabha. In 2016, the government increased electricity rates, but backtracked following our protests,” said Ram.“In 2006, hundreds of farmers from Sikar and Shekhawati gathered at Amroodon Ka Bagh in Jaipur for eight days protesting increased electricity rates..