‘Farm bodies to protest outside Parliament when agri ordinances are debated’
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‘Farm bodies to protest outside Parliament when agri ordinances are debated’
Description
Bathinda: Eleven farm organisations from Punjab have decided to protest aganst the three ordinances passed by the Centre when Parliament would be in session later this month. The organisations have also decided to boycott MPs who vote in favour of the ordinances or do not attend sessions for taking part in the debate on the ordinances. They will not be allowed to enter villages, the organisations have decided. Parliament session will start on September 14. BKU Lakhowal general secretary Harinder Singh Lakhowal said a meeting of the state heads of 11 farm organisations, including Balbir Singh Rajewal and BKU Sidhupur president Jagjit Singh Dallewal, was held in Jalandhar on September 4. He said it was decided that a day before the ordinances would be discussed n Parliament, roads in Punjab will be blocked as a mark of protest and the day the ordinances are tabled for discussion or voting, all leaders of farm organisations will reach Delhi and participate in the protest outside Parliament. MPs who vote in favour of the ordinances or those who are absent will be boycotted and will not be allowed to enter villages. He said meetings of all district units will be held on September 8 and another meeting of district heads and office-bearers will be held in Ludhiana on September 10. Farm organisation BKU Ekta Ugrahan have planned protests from September 15 to 20. Earlier, tractor rallies have been organised against ordinances.
Publisher
The Times of India
Date
2020-09-06
Coverage
Chandigarh