Farmers Movement Archive

Kisan unions undeterred, to continue agitation

Tarn Taran, January 28 Even though the top leadership of the Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee (KMSC) has come under the radar of the Centre over the the Red Fort incident, the members of the KMSC continued to hold the fort in the district. Protesting farmers were not ready to vacate Usman toll plaza, which had been under their siege since October 5. Darshan Singh Alawalpur, a member of the KMSC, on Thursday said they would continue the agitation as long as the Centre does not revokes the three controversial agri laws. Members of the KMSC said the Delhi incidents were pre-planned by the Union Government in order to defame peaceful agitators and disrupt the protests on Delhi borders. Satnam Singh Manochahal, a senior leader of the KMSC, said all arrangements had been made to send next Jatha of farmers to Delhi on February 6. He said the 15-day period of the Jatha, which was sent earlier would come back. Meanwhile, Satnam Singh Pannu and Sarwan Singh Pandher, chief and general secretary of the KMSC, were booked by the Delhi Police regarding incidents on Republic Day. Representatives of the All India Kisan Sabha, Zamhoori Kisan Sabha, Kisan Sangharsh Committee (Kot Budha), Azad Kisan Sangharsh Committee and various other unions on the directions of the Sanyukt Kisan Morcha said hundreds of activists would go on hunger strike on January 30 at Gandhi Municipal Park against the brutality of the Centre on farmers during tractor rally in Delhi. Activists of the All-India Kisan Sabha organised a rally in Chabal against the repression on farmers in Delhi. Prithipal Singh Marimegha said the Centre cannot force the three agri laws on farmers through oppressive tactics.

The Tribune

2021-01-29