Farmers Movement Archive

Protesters seek people’s support

JANDIALA: Following the decision of the core committee of Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee (KMSC), the farmers and labourers’ body on Wednesday took to the streets to urge people to observe ‘black Diwali’ to show their resentment against the new agriculture laws. The activists of KMSC visited markets to urge shopkeepers to display black flags. They also visited local bus stand and Amritsar Bar Association, seeking support of legal eagles in their agitation. Their volunteers also put up black flags on some of the lawyers’ chambers, few buses and shops. Claiming to have immense support from small shopkeepers, businessmen, lawyers, drivers and teachers, state general secretary of KMSC Sarwan Singh Pandher said if the Centre had resumed the services of freight trains, the situation would have been much better. “Rail tracks are clear, farmers are not sitting on rail tracks anymore and want goods train to ply, but it appears as if the Centre has its own reasons behind not resuming the services of goods trains,” he said. Asserting that their agitation has entered 49th day, another farmer leader Gurbachan Singh Chaba said as farm laws would impact everyone in the society especially the service class, middle and lower middle-class people, they should support the farmers in their agitation. Asked about their decision to attend a meeting with a Central minister scheduled for November 13 in New Delhi, KMSC’s Ranjit Singh Kalerbala said, “We will hold a meeting at Tarn Taran on Wednesday evening to discuss about the invitation and the prevalent situation and then we will take a decision.” However, Kalerbala said the farmers were in no mood to relent since the issue was of their survival.

The Times of India

2020-11-12

Chandigarh