Farmers Movement Archive

BKU asks JJP to withdraw support from BJP in Haryana

KURUKSHETRA: In protest against the Centre’s three agriculture laws, Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) Haryana, on Saturday, gave a call to gherao (besiege) houses of Haryana deputy chief minister Dushyant Singh Chautala and state power, jail and housing minister Ranjit Singh Chautala on October 6. They demanded their resignations and withdrawal of their support from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in Haryana. BKU Haryana president Gurnam Singh Charuni, on Saturday, released a video urging farmers to unite in Sirsa on October 6 to lay siege to the houses of the Chautalas. In the video, Charuni said, “Everyone should gather at Dussehra Ground, Sirsa at 10am on October 6 to gherao the houses of deputy CM Dushyant Chautala and minister Ranjit Chautala to demand their resignations. We appeal to all independent and JJP (Jannayak Janata Party) MLAs to withdraw their support from the government as the country is going to be auctioned. Farmers, labourers and traders of all sections are on the verge of end.” He added, “On the one hand, India’s GDP (gross domestic product) has declined to about -24% and on the other hand, per hour income of Ambani has been running into about Rs 90 crore for the past several months. The government wants to sell everything in the nation to Ambani and it is a very serious matter. Lawmakers should leave politics and join the farmers. If they do not join us, then we are going to besiege houses of Dushyant and Ranjit Chautala in Sirsa on October 6. Later, independent and JJP MLAs will also be confronted,” said Charuni. BKU Haryana has urged farmers in Haryana to show black flags to MPs of their respective constituencies in protest against the three agriculture laws. Leaders are facing farmers’ wrath. BJP’s Kurukshetra MP Nayab Singh Saini and former minister Karan Dev Kamboj were shown black flags at Uncha Chandana village in Radaur segment of Yamunanagar district on Thursday and BJP’s Sirsa MP Sunita Duggal was shown black flags at Odhan village in her constituency on Friday. Banners barring the entry of BJP-JJP leaders in villages of Ambala district were put up recently. Charuni said, “As the MPs did not raise a voice in favour of farmers in Parliament, we decided to welcome them with black flags in Haryana. We will listen to them but will continue to raise our demands too.”

The Times of India

2020-10-04

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