Punjab farmer chief Sarwan Singh Pandher Sunday stated he has written to the Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM) to hitch arms with the farmers protesting at Punjab-Haryana border factors over their varied calls for, together with a authorized assure on the MSP for crops.
Farmers beneath the banner of Samyukta Kisan Morcha (Non-Political) and Kisan Mazdoor Morcha are spearheading the ‘Delhi Chalo march’ and have been tenting at Shambhu and Khanauri border factors between Punjab and Haryana since February 13 after their march to Delhi was stopped by safety forces.
A “jatha” (group) of 101 farmers made two makes an attempt to enter Delhi on foot on December 6 and December 8. They weren’t allowed to proceed by safety personnel in Haryana.
Nonetheless, the SKM, which had spearheaded the 2020 farmers’ stir towards the now-repealed farm legal guidelines, was not a part of the ‘Delhi Chalo’ march name.
Addressing the media on the Shambhu border, Pandher stated, “We’ve got prolonged our arms to these brothers who couldn’t take part within the Delhi andolan-2 (Delhi Chalo march). We requested them to neglect no matter variations (the unions have) within the pursuits of farmers and labourers.” “We’ve got written a letter to our brothers. We anticipate a optimistic message from them (SKM),” he additional stated.
Within the letter, Pandher stated they’d made an try for unity earlier than the beginning of the continued agitation however the efforts couldn’t achieve success then due to varied causes.
In 2020, a lot of farmers from Punjab and close by areas of Ambala gathered on the Shambhu border and broke police boundaries to march in direction of Delhi. The farmers, primarily from Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh, held a year-long protest on Delhi’s border factors — Singhu, Tikri and Ghazipur — towards the three now-repealed farm legal guidelines.
Leaders, together with Punjab Congress MLA Partap Singh Bajwa, social gathering MP Dharamvira Gandhi, Haryana Congress MLA Vinesh Phogat, Akali chief Surjit Singh Rakhra and Haryana farmer chief Gurnam Singh Chaduni inquired in regards to the well being of Jagjit Singh Dallewal (70) who has been on a quick unto dying on the Khanauri border level since November 26.
Dallewal, a most cancers affected person, has been on a starvation strike to press the Centre to just accept the agitating farmers’ calls for, together with a authorized assure of MSP on crops.
In a submit on X, Bajwa stated, “Visited Jagjit Singh Dallewal Ji to inquire about his well being and was deeply impressed by his unwavering selflessness and dedication for the betterment of our farmers. His resolve symbolises the energy of our farming group and their rightful combat for justice.” “I assured him that the Congress stands firmly with our farmers and can prolong each attainable help to their wrestle. I additionally urge all Punjab Congress staff to face in solidarity with the farmers and contribute to the continued agitation in each attainable capability. Collectively, we are going to guarantee their voices are heard and their rights are protected,” he stated.
In the meantime, Bharti Kisan Union (Ekta Ugrahan) president Joginder Singh Ugrahan stated they’ll maintain a ‘dharna’ outdoors the district headquarters on December 23 in protest towards the teargas shelling and use of water cannons towards farmers protesting on the Shambhu border.
Moreover a authorized assure on the minimal help worth (MSP) for crops, the farmers are demanding a debt waiver, pension for farmers and farm labourers, no hike within the electrical energy tariff, withdrawal of police circumstances and “justice” for the victims of the 2021 Lakhimpur Kheri violence.
Reinstatement of the Land Acquisition Act, 2013 and compensation to the households of the farmers who died throughout a earlier agitation in 2020-21 are additionally a part of their calls for.
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