Farmers Movement Archive

Unions get ready for Feb 18 rail roko call

Amritsar, February 11On a call given by the Samyukat Kisan Morcha for the ‘rail roko’ protest on February 18, leaders of the farmer unions in rural belt have started mobilising public support for it by holding regular meetings in villages.Dhanwant Singh Khatrae Kalan, district president of the Kirti Kisan Union, Punjab, said, “We have returned from Delhi borders to mobilise public support for the protest.” He had been camping at border points of Delhi since the start of the agitation.“While people are attending the dharna at the protest sites on Delhi borders, it is also important that all programmes given by the farmer union are made successful,” he said.A meeting of the union in the regard was held at Sarabjit Singh Bhittewid memorial. Datar Singh, state president of the Kirti Kisan Union, said public’s response to the farmers’ cause was phenomenal and they were going to join the protest daily.Sukhraj Singh Chinna said Sehbazpur village had unanimously resolved to send a jatha of 10 farmers to Delhi every week. “Till date, around 17 tractor-trolleys have left for the protest site from the village,” he said. Farmers from many villages in the district are taking turns to join the protest on Delhi borders.

The Tribune

2021-02-12