Farmers Movement Archive

PM, corporates, MNCs replace Ravana this Dussehra

Bathinda: Accusing the NDA government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi of enacting three farm laws to benefit multinational companies and corporate houses, farmers burnt effigies of the Narendra Modi government, MNCs and corporates to mark Dussehra on Sunday at a number of places across the state. Several farm activists assembled at every place where different kinds of Ravanas were burnt to showcase their anger towards the central farm laws. BKU (Ekta Ugrahan) burnt Ravanas at 40 places in 14 districts whereas the other 30 farm organisations burnt effigies at other places. The protesters made 20 to 30ft effigies using pictures of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, heads of corporate houses and Uncle Sam. Women were seen hitting the photos with chappals at many places. A massive gathering assembled in Malerkotla where a tall effigy was burnt. BKU (Ugrahan) president Joginder Singh Ugrahan and general secretary Sukhdev Singh Kokri said the Union government has tried to crush the farmers by enacting anti-farmer laws. “The government wants to stop the practice of minimum support price (MSP) and wants to provide large chunks of land to corporates through the contract farming law. Farmers will not sit back till these laws are withdrawn. We have showcased the anger of the farming community by burning effigies as Ravanas and protests against these laws will be intensified,” they said.

The Times of India

2020-10-26

Chandigarh