Farmers’ stir: Youth to head towards Delhi on March 23
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Farmers’ stir: Youth to head towards Delhi on March 23
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Amritsar, March 16A meeting of farmers under the banner of the Kirti Kisan Union was held at Kukrawala village near Ajnala on Sunday to discuss the ongoing agitation against the three controversial farm laws.Farmers observed a two-minute silence to pay tributes to Datar Singh, who had passed away recently. The union announced to send a jatha of young farmers to Delhi borders on March 23 to mark the martyrdom day of Shaheed Bhagat Singh.Hardev Singh Sandhu, chief, Kirti Kisan Union, said they were mobilising farmers to participate in the protest.He said residents in villages were taking care of crops and families of those who have been agitating in Delhi.“In view of the prolonged agitation, village-level committees are working to ensure participation of farmers in batches,” he said.The union also elected its new executive body with Dhanwant Singh as chief, Prabhjit Singh Timowal as general secretary and Principal Baldev Singh as finance secretary, besides others.
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The Tribune
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2021-03-17