Farmers Movement Archive

NSUI organises cycle rally in support of farmers

Jaipur: The state NSUI on Monday organised “Kisan Chhatra Cycle Yatra’ in support of the farmers’ agitation against the Centre’s three farm laws. The yatra was flagged off by state Congress chief Govind Singh Dotasra at Amar Jawan Jyoti on Janpath. Pratap Singh Khachariwas, Bhanwar Singh Bhati, Harish Chaudhary, Ashok Chandna and Krishna Poonia were also present on the occasion. The rally was led by NSUI national president Neeraj Kundan, Rajasthan NSUI in-charge Gurjot Sandhu and state president Abhishek Chaudhary. The rally will leave for Delhi from Behror on Tuesday morning. Meanwhile, the situation continued to remain tense at Rajasthan-Haryana border on Jaipur-Delhi national highway after Sunday’s lathicharge on the farmers from Ganganagar-Hanumangarh. Thousands of farmers from Punjab and Haryana, who had come to Shahjahanpur border on Sunday with 325 tractors under the leadership of Bharatiya Kisan Union (Ekta) Ugrahan to extend their support to the farmers’ agitation, left for Tikri border on Monday via Rewari and Jhajjar. Before leaving, the farmers returned the blankets and mattresses, which were presented to them for welcoming on Sunday at Alwar’s Shahjajanpur border, so that the farmers protesting in Rajasthan do not suffer due to shortage of blankets in winter. Farmer leaders like Yogendra Yadav, Amra Ram, Pema Ram and Deepak Lamba were present there to bid farewell. The residents of Rewari received the tractor rally, stretching up to kilometers, by showering flowers and offering them food before letting them move ahead. Haryana Police on Sunday lathicharged and used tear gas shells on Ganganagar-Hanumangarh farmers, who had crossed over to the state breaking the barricades four days ago, when a large number of protesters tried to block the main road at Dharuhera in Haryana’s Rewari district.

The Times of India

2021-01-05

Jaipur