Farmers Movement Archive

Support pours in from UP

Tribune News ServiceSonepat, November 28Thousands of farmers on Saturday staged a dharna at Singhu border for the second day in a row. Farmers from Uttar Pradesh also joined the protest at Singhu border.Meanwhile, various farmers’ unions have decided to stay at the borders till their demands are not met. A 12-km-long queue of vehicles was witnessed on the NH-44 due to which the commuters had to face a tough time.Activist Sant Gopal Das also reached at the border to extend his support to the farmers sitting on a dharna.Rakesh Bains, state BKU spokesperson, said a meeting of the Kisan Sanyukt Morcha was held on Saturday and Balbir Singh Rajowal announced to stay put at the borders. Their next strategy would be decided after the next meeting on Sunday.Meanwhile, BKU (Charuni) chief Gurnam Singh Charuni said the farmers had blocked the entry to Delhi on two borders and if their demand was not met, they would shut all borders.Besides, farmers from UP under the banner of the BKU (Asli) led by state chief Harpal Singh Balari also joined the protest on Saturday.Chander Prakash Yadav, state vice-president, BKU (Asli) from Uttar Pradesh, said we were detained in a college-turned-temporary jail in Chandrawali of Bulandshahr by the BJP government for the past two days so we couldn’t join the protest earlier.

The Tribune

2020-11-29