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Farmers, arhtiyas to block roads in Haryana today

KURUKSHETRA: Farmer outfits in Haryana are going to hold statewide road blockades to lodge their protest against the three farm bills on Sunday. Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) Haryana (Charuni) president Gurnam Singh Charuni said, "A state-wide chakka jam (road-block) will be held from 12 pm to 3 pm on September 20 in Haryana. If our demands are not accepted, a country-wide protest will be staged on September 25. The farmers will come on the roads and protest against the government’s stand. We have the support of 17 organizations of farmers, arhtiyas (commission agents), and labourers in Haryana." BKU Haryana (Charuni) is already staging state-level symbolic protests at all district headquarters in Haryana from 10 am to 4 pm since September 16. BKU Haryana spokesman Rakesh Kumar Bains from Shahabad said, "The government should sit with the farmers, answer the questions raised by their unions and clear their doubts… The arbitrary functioning of the government to push these three ordinances raises several questions as farmers are major stakeholders who have been kept out in this process." Haryana State Kacha Arhtiyas Association and Haryana Rice Millers Association also extended support to the farmers on Saturday . An arhtiya Gaurav Gupta protesting in Ambala said, "The government wants to implement these laws forcibly and break the age-old relationship of farmers and arhtiyas. Our organizations have extended support to the farmers until these ordinances are withdrawn." The BJP government in Haryana advised authorities to exercise restraint while dealing with protesting farmers.

The Times of India

2020-09-20

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