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MKSS tractor rally to create awareness on agri laws reaches city

Jaipur: The tractor yatra to Shahjahanpur by the Mazdoor Kisan Shakti Sangathan (MKSS) on creating awareness about the three farm laws reached Jaipur from Bhim on Tuesday. The MKSS held a virtual Janta Parliament also with political leaders to build consensus on the farm laws.Mukesh Goswami of MKSS said that they had been receiving huge response from the people at every village and town they are holding addresses. “The idea of the tractor rally is spread awareness on the three draconian laws in the language which is easy for villagers and farmers to comprehend. We have created songs, skits and puppet shows in different dialect to make them understand the implications of these laws in a nutshell,” said Goswami.The tractor rally has entered Dudu early in the day and entered Bagru for a night halt before they hit the Jaipur city on Wednesday.The MKSS has been supporting the farmers agitation since beginning and have been campaign at Shahjahanpur border. The activist has started their rally from January 9 and likely to reach the border on January 14. They will camp in Jaipur for two days JanuaryMeanwhile, Nikhil Dey of MKSS in his address at Janta Parliament says that they will be forming district wise committees—Save Farmers, Save Nation which will spread the message of how the farm laws can collapse the existing system and the PDS. “On January 26, we will run a campaign asking people to pledge that they will not stop until the three laws repealed and also demanding an immediate session of Parliament,” said Dey.

The Times of India

2021-01-13

Jaipur