Farmers Movement Archive

Farmers protest against agri bills across state

Jaipur: Farmers across the state on Friday participated in the nationwide protest against the three contentious agricultural legislations passed in both the houses of the Parliament.The maximum impact of these protests was seen in Hanumangarh and Sri Ganganagar districts bordering Punjab, while in the rest of the state the protest was symbolic.Thousands of farmers under the banner of CPI and farmers association held protest rallies in all the assembly constituencies of Hanumangarh and Sri Ganganagar districts. The farmers took a pledge to continue their opposition until the bills are dropped by the central government.The protesting farmers holding banners and raising slogans ‘Kala kanoon wapas lo’ gathered at a commonplace in these constituencies. They were addressed by local leaders who told them about the dangers of the farm bills followed by a march to build consensus on the subject.Balwan Poonia, CPI (M) MLA from Bhadra, led the protest from his constituency. He asked farmers to be ready for a ‘long fight with a fascist regime in Delhi’. “The bills are part of a larger conspiracy to make farmers irrelevant in political, social and economic space of the country. By these bills, they will end the MSP, making way for the corporates to make money by exploiting farmers. Our party will oppose it till they roll it back,” Poonia said.In both the districts, farmers attempted to block the highway, but police prevented them for doing it for long. The protest started at 10am and ended at 4pm with a resolution to burn the copies of the bill on September 27.While in other districts, farmers submitted a memorandum to the district collector raising objections against the bills. In Jaipur, a symbolic protest was marked at Amar Jawan Jyoti by farmers and rights group. Even smaller political parties in the state have opened a front against the central government.Akhil Bharatiya Kisan Sangharsh Samiti convenor Sanjay Madhav in Jaipur said that farmers have woken up against the regime which is on a spree to kill all institutions in the country. “The anti-farmer regime is misusing constitutional means to demolish farmers in the country to keep a few corporates happy,” said Madhav. Similarly, protests took place in Sikar, Ajmer, Jodhpur, Pali, Barmer, Baran, Kota and Jhunjhunu.

The Times of India

2020-09-26

Jaipur