Farmers plan state-level protest against new agri laws
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Farmers plan state-level protest against new agri laws
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Ambala: Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU), Haryana and other farmer bodies are jointly planning a state-level tractor rally on July 20 in protest against the three agriculture-related ordinances passed by the Union government. The Haryana Arhtiya Association has also extended its support to the farmers and announced to join the protest. The farmers and arhtiyas (commission agents) said the central government is planning to end the grain market system and privatise this sector. They alleged that the government is trying to help the capitalists and planning to end the farmer-arhtiya relationship. Confirming the move, BKU (Haryana) president Gurnam Singh Charuni said, “We have called a state-wide tractor rally on July 20 in protest against the ordinances issued by the central government.” The BKU (Haryana) workers are visiting farmers at the village level to invite them to the state-level tractor rally with black flags to protest the ordinances.
Publisher
The Times of India
Date
2020-07-18
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Chandigarh