Farmers Movement Archive

Kisan leaders blame Centre for deaths of farmers

Jaipur: The farmers’ organisations on Sunday paid homage to those farmers who died during the agitation in Delhi. Around 29 farmers have died so far during the agitation, claimed Sanyunkt Kisaan Morcha, Rajasthan. Leader of Jat Mahasabha Raja Ram Meel also attended the farmers’ protest at Alwar’s Shahjahanpur border on Sunday.Raja Ram Meel of Jat Mahasabha said, “The three farm laws are harmful for the farmers. The Centre should repeal these laws. They should not mislead the farmers. The lies of Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been exposed. There is so much of anger among the farmers that, had Covid 19 crisis and the chilly weather been not there, nobody could have stopped them surrounding the national capital (Delhi) from all directions in three days.”On Sunday, the representatives of Bhim Army, Bawal Khap Panchayat, Rajasthan Jat Mahasabha, Rajasthan Teachers’ Association (Shekhawat) reached the protest site in support of farmers’ agitation.Meanwhile, the Jaipur-Delhi national highway (NH-8) continued to remain sealed at Shahajahanpur on Rajasthan-Haryana border owing to farmers’ agitation. The vehicles travelling to Delhi are being diverted through the Behror-Tatarpur-Khairtal route. The farmers have blocked the highway as they were not allowed to march towards Delhi in protest against the three farm laws passed by the centre.A ‘Shradhanjali sabha’ was held from 12 noon to 1 pm in memory of the farmers who died during the farmers’ agitation. “For the past 25 days, the farmers of the country on the borders of Delhi. They are fighting against the government’s conspiracy to enslave the farmers at the hands of the corporates. The government is trying to give a bad to the farmers’ movement and weaken the it,” said the farmers’ leaders during the press conference on Sunday.The three farm laws that are being opposed by the farmers of Punjab and Haryana are — the Farmers’ Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation); The Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement of Price Assurance; and Farm Services and The Essential Commodities (Amendment).

The Times of India

2020-12-21

Jaipur