Farmers Movement Archive

Farmers burn copies of agriculture ordinances

Ambala: Farmers protesting against three agriculture ordinances burnt copies of the said ordinances in Ambala, Kurukshetra, and Yamunanagar districts on Saturday. Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) Haryana (Charuni) has given the call for a state-wide rally against the Centre’s farm ordinances at the grain market in Pipli, Kurukshetra on September 10. During the protest held on Saturday, farmers burnt effigies of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Haryana chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar and raised slogans against the Central and state government. BKU (Charuni) media coordinator Rakesh Kumar Bains from Shahabad said, “Farmers are aware of the Centre’s policies to bring about privatisation and capitalism in the agriculture sector. On Saturday, a symbolic protest has been held in Haryana and farmers have burnt copies of three agriculture ordinances passed by the government. A state-wide rally is being organised at Pipli in Kurukshetra on September 10.” Congress leader Ashok Arora from Thanesar has extended support to the BKU for its upcoming rally on September 10. Box: BKU Tikait group to post 1.01 lakh postcards to PM BKU Haryana (Tikait) group president Rattan Mann said, “Our union is going to post 1.01 lakh postcards to the Prime Minister at his New Delhi address in September demanding a law ensuring procurement of crops on Minimum Support Price (MSP) and guaranteeing payment of the procurement. This law will overpower three ordinances brought by the Centre.”

The Times of India

2020-09-06

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