Farmers Movement Archive

Farmer outfits to discuss strategy to intensify protest in Delhi meeting

BATHINDA: The group of 30 farmer organisations has accused the Union government of “stopping the movement of goods train in Punjab” and playing “Dalit card to ensure dissensions in the farm organisations”. On Sunday, these outfits held an online meeting to discuss the issues and announced to take part in the meeting at Delhi on October 26-27 where farm organisations from across the country would reach to prepare strategy for intensifying the protests against the new central farm laws. Krantikari Kisan Union president Darshan Pal and BKU (Ekta Dakaunda) general secretary Jagmohan Singh said when they had vacated the railway tracks for the movement of goods trains, the Union government stopped goods trains, saying the passenger trains also should be allowed to move. “By doing so the Union government wants to slow down our protest but we will not sit back. Likewise, BJP wants to play the Dalit card in Punjab aiming to create divisions between farmers and Dalits whereas we are with the Dalits and nobody could divide us,” Pal said. SIngh said they would attend the meeting of farmer organisations from across the country at Delhi on Monday and Tuesday to discuss intensifying the protest against farm laws at the national level.

The Times of India

2020-10-26

Amritsar