Farmers Movement Archive

SKM to hoist black flags on May 26

Sonepat, May 22The Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM) has decided to hoist black flags on May 26 to protest against the Centre on the completion of six months of the farmers’ movement on the Delhi borders against the three farm laws and completion of seven years of the government.Besides, the SKM on Saturday appealed to the farmers of nearby areas to reach Hisar in maximum numbers to protest against the police action on the farmers there and said that senior leaders of the SKM from Punjab and other states would also join the protest in Hisar on May 24.SKM leaders Balbir Singh Rajewal, Darshan Pal, Gurnam Singh Charuni, Hannan Mollah, Jagjit Singh Dallewal, Joginder Singh Ugrahan, Yudhvir Singh, Yogendra Yadav and Abhimanyu Kohad in a joint statement said that the SKM has given a call for May 26 for observing a day of protest across the country. They appealed to all the citizens to put black flags on their houses and vehicles and burn effigies of the Modi government.Trade unions, student organisations and many democratic organisations of the country are openly supporting this campaign, the SKM claimed.The farmer leaders said that the Haryana Police had taken violent action against the farmers who were opposing Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar in Hisar.Many farmers were injured in the incident and many farmers were arrested by the police. On the same day, after a protest by farmers, the police decided not to register any case against the farmers, but the police later filed cases against more than 350 farmers, they said.Farmers’ organisations of Haryana have decided to gherao the Hisar Commissioner’s office on May 24 and farmers will gather at Krantiman park for the purpose.The farmers are demanding that strict action should be taken against the policemen who attacked the farmers and a case should also be registered against the Chief Minister who violated Covid guidelines during the programme.The SKM has decided to celebrate Budh Purnima in its own way at all protest sites on May 26, the leaders said.Rohtak: Terming the attitude of the BJP-led central and state governments towards the farmers’ struggle as insensitive, the Haryana chapter of the All-India Kisan Sangharsh Co-ordination Committee has announced to support the call given by the Samyukt Kisan Morcha for observing black day on May 26.“Our representatives will hoist black flags on their rooftops and vehicles besides burning effigies of Prime Minister Modi in all villages on May 26 as an expression of condemnation of this anti-people regime,” said Inderjit Singh, senior leader of the committee.He said the “utter failure” of the government in tackling every aspect of the situation on the Covid front would be exposed among the people during the campaign.Rewari: Ram Kisan Mehlawat, state secretary, BKU, said farmers from Rewari will participate in large numbers in the protest on May 24.Action sought against copsFarmers have been demanding strict action against the policemen who attacked farmers in Hisar. They are also seeking a case against the CM for violating Covid norms..

The Tribune

2021-05-23