Farmers Movement Archive

CPIML to start ‘Vada Nibhao’ drive

Ranchi: As the mahagathbandhan government is about to complete a year in office, the CPI-ML has decided to hold a ‘Vada Nibhao’ drive from December 18 to January 16 to press the JMM-led government to fulfil its electoral promises, including waiving off farm loans, timely procurement of farm products, giving jobs to youngsters and providing financial aid to families affected by mob-lynching. The party’s national general secretary Deepankar Bhattacharya said a massive rally will be organised on January 16, the martyrdom day of their leader Mahendra Singh, where the newly elected CPI-ML MLAs from Bihar wil also take part. On December 28 — the eve of the formation of the state government — the party will hold programmes on the issue across all district headquarters. “Although the state government has had a difficult year because of the viral outbreak and the challenges posed by the BJP-led central government, we feel that the government should exhibit a greater sense of urgency in fulfilling its electoral promises,” Bhattacharya said. Meanwhile, Bhattacharya said that the Union government has made mockery of democracy by cancelling the winter session of Parliament. “At a time when the farmers are agitating on the outskirts of the national capital for repealing the new farm laws, instead of discussing the issue in Parliament, the government has taken an autocratic stand by cancelling the winter session. It shows that the Centre conducted the Parliament session during lockdown only to get its bills passed,” he said. He added that farmers in the state, who have fought the capitalists in the past, should also join the protest and CPI-ML is planning to take steps in this regard.

The Times of India

2020-12-17

Ranchi