Farmers Movement Archive

Farm bodies to block roads in Punjab, Haryana today

CHANDIGARH: In response to a call given by the All India Kisan Sangharsh Coordination Committee (AIKSCC), an umbrella organisation of over 200 farm bodies across the country, various farm unions of Punjab and Haryana will hold a four-hour ‘chakka jam’ (road blockade) from noon to 4pm on both state and national highways across the two states. The 31 farm organisations of Punjab on Wednesday issued an appeal to the people of the state to avoid travelling by road on Thursday, if not necessary. At a meeting held during the day, the state’s farm bodies decided to use all their might to make the blockade a success to make the voice of farmers against the central farm laws heard in Delhi. Announcing its plan for the chakka jam, farm organisation BKU (Ekta Ugrahan) said it would disrupt traffic at 35 places in 14 districts of the state on its own. In Haryana, farmer leaders said they would block the highways in Karnal, Sirsa, Hisar, Rohtak and Jind districts to press for their demand for the withdrawal of anti-farmer laws enacted by the central government. In a video message, BKU (Charuni) president Gurnam Singh Charuni urged the farmers to block main highways instead of link roads. Meanwhile, the Haryana Police and the intelligence agencies have activated their teams to ascertain the likely size of turnout of farmers and their leaders, who have announced to be present during the agitation programme. On their part, various district administrations in the two states have decided to provide alternate routes to the people travelling by road, so that they do not face much inconvenience.

The Times of India

2020-11-05

Chandigarh