Farmers Movement Archive

Farmers burn copies of farm laws on Holi eve

Amritsar, March 28Farmers under the banner of the Samyukt Kisan Morcha burned copies of the three controversial farm laws at Rayya and many other places on the eve of Holi here on Sunday. They said the festival of colours did not hold any meaning for them as their livelihood was at stake. Raising slogans against the Union Government, they demanded a repeal of the three controversial farm laws and a law to guarantee the MSP for different crops.Speaking on the occasion, Gurnam Singh Daud, general secretary of the Dehati Mazdoor Sabha, said the three laws would not only affect farmers but farm labourers, people living in cities, especially those belonging to lower income groups as things of daily use would become costlier and affordable for them. He appealed to all sections of society to join hands with the farmers in their fight against corporatisation of agriculture.To increase the participation of maximum farmers in the ongoing protests on Delhi borders, farmer organizations have divided Rayya block in four zones. The farmer leaders stated that a group from each of the zones would leave for the Singhu border every fortnight and stay there for 15 days.Angrej Singh Bakipur rememberedTarn Taran: On his 18th death anniversary, farmer Angrej Singh Bakipur was paid rich tributes at a congregation organised by the Kisan Sangharsh Committee, Punjab (Kot Budha), at Talwandi village here on Sunday. Angrej Singh was killed on the Mananwala village rail track on March 29, 2004, during a movement launched by farmers against the privatisation of the power sector. Inderjit Singh Kot Budha, president of the committee, and other leaders from different organisations called upon the farmers and other sections of society to come forward to protect their rights as the Union Government was just working in favour of the corporate lobby.

The Tribune

2021-03-29