Ahead of R Day, M’nagar farmers take out tractor rally as show of strength
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Ahead of R Day, M’nagar farmers take out tractor rally as show of strength
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Muzaffarnagar: Days after farmers of Shamli took out a massive tractor rally to the Haryana border, Muzaffarnagar farmers took out a tractor rally of their own, with hundreds of tractors flying the Indian tricolor. According to sources, the rally was organised by Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD).On Thursday, hundreds of farmers on tractors paraded on NH-58 (Delhi-Dehradun NH) in Muzaffarnagar’s Mansoorpur police station area. Farmers from many villages of Mansoorpur were seen rehearsing their moves ahead of their tractor rally in Delhi on Republic Day. Regional secretary of RLD, Vikas Balian, said, “Today we were rehearsing how thousands of Muzaffarnagar farmers will join the January 26 parade after they reach Delhi.”Later, the farmers rallied through neighbouring villages to drum support for their January 26 tractor parade.Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) has been mobilising farmers of UP to participate in their Republic Day tractor parade in Delhi to demand withdrawal of the three controversial farm laws. So far, talks between farmers’ representatives and the central government have been locked in a stalemate.
Publisher
The Times of India
Date
2021-01-22
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