Farmers Movement Archive

Farmers, led by BKU, protest against farm bill

KANPUR: Several farmers led by Bhartiya Kisan Union protested against Agriculture Bill in the city, Kanpur dehat and neighbouring towns including Fatehpur, Banda-Chitrakoot, Aurriya and Etawah, Farrukhabad and Kannuaj on Friday. In the the city, leaders and workers of Kisan Congress reached Vikas Bhawan in Geeta Nagar and handed over a memorandum to the chief development officer. They raised slogans against the Farm Bills. In Unnao, a massive protest was held while in Jalaun, several farmers led by Bhartiya Kisan Union (BKU) blocked highway. Heavy police force was deployed in the area to avert any untoward incident. In Kanpur Dehat, farmers staged a protest outside Mati collectorate and raised slogan agaisnt the Farm bills. In Farrukhabad’s Nawabganj block premises, BKU leader Arvind Shakya, along with the farmers, protested against the bill and demanded the government to roll back the bill. Similar protest was held at Gursahaiganj in Kannuaj. A protest march, led by BKU leader Shamim Siddiqui, was taken out by the farmers. In Aurriya, agistating farmers gathered at district collectorate. They termed the bill as anti-farmer and submitted a memorandum, addressed to President Ramnath Kovind, to the SDM. Similar protest was held in Etawah also. Samajwadi Pary, Congress and Kisan Sabha workers along also protested against the bill and termed the BJP led government in the Centre as anti-farmer. BKU leaders handed over a memorandum to SDM.

The Times of India

2020-09-26

Kanpur