Farmers Movement Archive

Rural police on guard as farmers plan stir today

Nashik: The Nashik rural police are all geared up to avoid an adverse law and order situation on Friday when farmers’ outfits take to the roads to protest against the agricultural bill passed in Parliament. Various farmers’ outfits and even the Congress workers have decided to agitate against the bills, claiming that they were anti-farmer. Sunil Malusare, the Maharashtra secretary of Kisan Sabha, said the bill was intended to serve the corporate houses and not the farmers. “There are many farmers who may not know what is going on, and we are trying to bring awareness among them as well as protest against the undemocratic manner in which the bill was passed in the Rajya Sabha by the government,” Malusare said. Sandip Jagtap of the Swabhimani Shetkari Sanghatana also said they would be agitating against the government’s anti-farmer policies and would stage rasta rokos across the district and outside the tehsil offices and agriculture produce market committees. “The government should understand that the farmers know where their interests are and they do not want reforms that will write them off,” Jagtap said. Superintendent of police Sachin Patil said they had asked all inspectors to ensure that agitations are conducted off the roads and adhering to the Covid-19 health restrictions. The agitators should not be allowed to stop vehicular movement. “The police pickets will be set up at important junctions and places to ensure the farmers do not do anything that may disrupt the law and order situation,” the officer.

The Times of India

2020-09-25

Nashik