Farmers Movement Archive

Farmers, women block rly tracks at Kilaraipur

Mandi Ahmedgarh, Feb 18 Intensifying their agitation against the three new agricultural laws, protesting farmer unions today blocked railway tracks for four hours in the region. The railway tracks were blocked in response to a nationwide call given by the Sanyukat Kisan Morcha. Harnek Singh Gujjarwal, an office-bearer of the morcha, said activists of various farmer unions, including women, sat on tracks at Kilaraipur railway station from 12 noon to 4 pm. Speakers, including Zamhoori Kisan Sabha leaders Prof Jaipal Singh and Dr Jaswinder Singh, alleged that the arrogant and arbitrary attitude of the Prime Minister and his colleagues had created a situation wherein farmers, agricultural labourers, artisans and small traders, including commission agents, had stopped trusting those governing the country. The speakers demanded that the Prime Minister should either resign from his post or announce to repeal three agricultural laws without any further delay. Thousands of farmers have been protesting against the three farm laws enacted in September last year. The protesting farmers have been alleging that the new laws will weaken the MSP mechanism and end the cultivator friendly mandi system. Many join protest in Doraha The call for ‘rail roko’ today received a good response at Doraha railway station with each and every section of society joining hands with sons of the soil to protest against the three ordinances of the Centre Government. Activists of the Bharti Kisan Union EKTA (Ugrahan) actively collaborated with other farmer unions to protest against the three anti-farmer and anti-people Farm Acts 2020 and Electricity Amendment Bill 2020. “We simply cannot tolerate a government, which has no space for discussion, expression or dialogue. How can the government ever think of imposing a particular law, rule or Act without the consent of those with whose support it has come to power?,” said BKU (Ekta) Ugrahan general secretary Saudagar Singh Ghudani while addressing farmers today. Kuldeep Singh Grewal, Lakhveer Singh Nanowal, Paramveer Singh Ghaloti, Baljinder Singh Gujjarwal, Harmanjit Singh Aasi Kalan, Hakam Jargari, Lakhwinder Singh Uksi, Taranjit Koohli, Darshan Phallewal and Baldev Jeerah were among those, who addressed protesting farmers at the Doraha railway station. “Our protest will continue till the Centre is forced to take back the three farm laws. Wrong beliefs, which the Centre has nurtured, will be falsified when the farming and the non-farming community remains steadfast till the end and resists each and every arbitrary move of the so called people’s government,” said unionists. “We have been protesting for long, but with perseverance and show of strength we shall prove that the governments cannot unthinkably impose any such decision on the community, which is the feeding bowl of the country,” they added.

The Tribune

2021-02-19