Farmers Movement Archive

AAP MLAs, councillors to hold hunger strike

NEW DELHI: Aam Aadmi Party Delhi convenor Gopal Rai said that AAP functionaries and volunteers would hold a daylong hunger strike on Monday in support of the farmers protesting the Centre’s new farm laws. From 10am on Monday, AAP functionaries, including MLAs, councillors and volunteers, would hold a hunger strike till 5pm at the party headquarters in the capital, supporting the call given by the agitating farmers. “For the past 18 days, the farmers of our country are protesting against three laws passed by the BJP-governed Centre. Official data shows that around 11farmers have lost their lives during the protest. But, the central government is still deliberately standing with their own ego,” Rai said at a presser on Sunday. In order to intensify their protest, the state labour minister said, the farmers have announced a daylong hunger strike on Monday and AAP would stand beside them. “Party volunteers will continue their work at the Singhu and Tikri borders, where they have been working as sevadars to the farmers. AAP appeals to the Prime Minister that he holds direct talks with the farmers regarding their demands,” he said, adding that if the new laws were so good for the farmers, then why would BJP be unable to explain the same to them. “BJP functionaries are talking to different farmer groups and trying to break their unity, but they will never succeed,” the Babarpur MLA said.

The Times of India

2020-12-14

Delhi