‘Kisan Mahapanchayat’ held in Yamunanagar
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‘Kisan Mahapanchayat’ held in Yamunanagar
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Yamunanagar, February 28A “kisan mahapanchayat” was held in the new grain market of the district’s Ranjitpur village today in protest against the three controversial farm laws.Farmer leaders Gaurav Tikait (son of Naresh Tikait), Harshpal Singh Charuni (son of Gurnam Singh Charuni), Rattan Mann and Atul Kumar Anjan, and National Commission on Farmers member Satpal Kaushik addressed the mahapanchayat.Gaurav Tikait said farmers would not return home until the three farm laws were repealed.Harshpal Singh termed the Union Government “anti-people”. “All sections of society are participating in the agitation,” he added.Rattan Mann, state BKU president, appealed to farmers not to destroy their crops and instead join the agitation.
Publisher
The Tribune
Date
2021-03-01