SKM to hold marches to guv houses on Nov 26
NEW DELHI: The Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM) will hold marches to Raj Bhawans across the country on November 26, alleging a breach of assurance by the Centre on farmers’ pending demands, the organisation announced on Thursday.
The SKM, a body of farmers’ unions that spearheaded the agitation against the new agriculture laws later repealed by the Centre, has called a meeting on December 8 to decide the future course of the movement.
The farmers will also celebrate November 19 as “Fateh Diwas” or “Victory Day” as the Centre had ordered the repeal of the new farm laws following their agitation.
“Marches to offices of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha MPs of all political parties will be held from December 1 to 11,” SKM leader Darshan Pal said at a press conference here. The decisions were taken during the SKM’s National Council meeting on November 14.
The press conference was also attended by other farm leaders, including Hannan Mollah, Yudhvir Singh, Avik Saha and Ashok Dhawale.
The leaders condemned the Narendra Modi government for “betraying the farmers” by not implementing the written assurances made on December 9 last year on legally guaranteed minimum support price (MSP), and withdrawal of the electricity bill among others, though almost one year has now passed.
The farmers’ body claimed that neither the committee on MSP had been formed nor the “false” cases registered against farmers during the agitation were withdrawn.
BKU faction gives ‘Chalo Chandigarh’ call
LUDHIANA: On the call given by the Samyukt Kisan Morcha, Bhartiya Kisan Union (BKU Ekta-Ugrahan) president Joginder Singh Ugrahan on Thursday gave a “Chalo Chandigarh” call on November 26.
Paying tributes to seven revolutionary freedom fighters, also known as gadris, including Kartar Singh Sarabha, at Sarabha
village on Thursday, Ugrahan said farmers will submit a memorandum to the Punjab governor on November 26 listing their demands, including fixing MSP for crops.
BKU to block NH-44 in Ambala on November 24
AMBALA: BKU (Charuni) national president Gurnam Singh Charuni on Thursday said as the Haryana government has failed to withdraw cases registered against farmers during their 2020-21 agitation, they will now block the national highway-44 in Ambala on November 24. Farm union members had earlier planned to protest at railway tracks near Mohra in Ambala Cantonment.