Farmers Movement Archive

Haryana Cong leaders visit agitating farmers

Chandigarh: Agitations point of Singhu, Tikri and Palwal on Haryana-Delhi borders were places of choice for the Congress leaders to spend their New Year eve. Haryana Congress president Kumari Selja spent a night with protesters at the Singhu border. Similarly, AICC communication head Randeep Surjewala, Rajya Sabja MP Deepender Hooda too spent time with agitating farmers. Party sources said the move came following the direction of Congress president Sonia Gandhi. Selja interacted with the farmers and also extended helped in serving langar. She also wrote an open letter to the farmers, stating she was upset to see that lakhs of farmers and labourers has been agitating against “the agriculture black laws of the BJP government” on the open roads in this cold for the one month and 46 had even sacrificed their lives. More than 10 farmers from Haryana have lost their lives in this movement, she said, demanding the government provide compensation and jobs to their families. She said in democracy, issues pertaining to public were paramount. She added the government should leave its stubbornness and repeal these three laws with immediate effect. The Union government should enact a law for guaranteeing the minimum support price (MSP) and also ensure that 100% of the crop was sold at the MSP. The government’s promises to the farmer leaders on the environment ordinance related to the straw and electricity bill should be fulfilled with immediate effect. Aam Aadmi Party leaders too spent time with farmers. Protesters organised community kitchen to serve food to all, especially the commuters of national highways on Friday.

The Times of India

2021-01-02

Chandigarh