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Himachal Kisan Sabha: Farm agitation mass movement, not limited to one state

Shimla, February 6The Himachal Kisan Sabha (HKS) flayed Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar for terming the farmer agitation a “one-state phenomenon” in Parliament on Friday.Kuldeep Tanwar, President, HKSAcross the countryChakka jams being held at thousands of places across the country will tell the Agriculture Minister that the agitation has become a mass movement and is not limited to one state.“Chakka jams being held today at thousands of places across the country will tell the Agriculture Minister that the agitation has become a mass movement across the country and not limited to one state,” said Himachal Kisan Sabha (HKS) president Kuldeep Tanwar while leading the ‘chakka jam’ in Shimla along with Theog MLA Rakesh Singha. Responding to the call of a nationwide ‘chakka jam’ by Samyukt Kisan Morcha, the HKS and other organisations held traffic at 22 places across the state. Singha warned the government to repeal the agriculture laws or get ready to face agitations all over the country. “The government has no choice but to repeal these laws. It is seriously mistaken in thinking that it could tire out the farmers by drawing the agitation long. Farmers are not going to get tired, rather agitation is going to spread to all parts of the country,” Singha said.Tanwar said it was extremely unfortunate that the government had laid down nails at the Delhi border.

The Tribune

2021-02-07