Farmers bang thalis, dhols during PM’s ‘Mann Ki Baat’
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Farmers bang thalis, dhols during PM’s ‘Mann Ki Baat’
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Bathinda: In response to the call given by Sanyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM), farmers lodged their protest during the ‘Mann Ki Baat’ programme of Prime Minister Narendra Modi by banging thalis at different places across Punjab. Farmers banged thalis, dhols and whatever else they could lay their hands on during the Prime Minister’s programme on television. In many villages, farmers gathered at common places and rooftops to bang thalis, as the PM addressed the nation. Similar protests were also held at Singhu and Tikri borders. The SKM has sent a four-point agenda to the government for talks on December 29. If the talks fail or cannot be held for some reason, farmers have given the call for a massive tractor march from Singhu border to Tikri and Shahjahanpur on KMP Expressway on December 30. “Farmers banged thalis at various places in the region to register their protest against the Prime Minister. It was done to make him hear the voice of protesting farmers and repeal agri laws,” said BKU (Ekta Ugrahan) Bathinda district secretary Mothu Singh Kotda.
Publisher
The Times of India
Date
2020-12-28
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Chandigarh