In Kurukshetra, farmers resolve to continue battle
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In Kurukshetra, farmers resolve to continue battle
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With a resolve to not let the ongoing agitation against the Centre’s farm laws lose its steam, scores of farmers, including women, elderly and youth, on Tuesday gathered at a ‘Kisan Mahapanchayat’ at Haryana’s Gumthala Garhu village in Kurukshetra district. The farmers reiterated that they would continue with their protests, be it at the borders of Delhi or across the State. Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) leader Rakesh Tikait, addressing the gathering, criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s jibe of “aandolanjeevi”. “... They are saying in Parliament that they are parjeevis ( aandolan jeevis ). I want to ask them was Bhagat Singh, who laid his life for the country, a parjeevi ? Around 150 farmers have so far died during the ongoing agitation, were they parjeevis ,” he asked. Mr. Tikait said attempts were being made to divide farmers on the basis of region and religions. “They will attempt to divide you on Punjab-Haryana lines, as Sikh and non-Sikh, Hindus and Muslims. We have to be careful. When we stay united, I assure you we will win the battle,” he said.
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The Hindu
Date
2021-02-10
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GUMTHALA GARHU