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Over 1,000 tractors from Raj to join farmers’ rally in Delhi

Jaipur: Around 1,000-1,500 tractors from Rajasthan will join the farmers’ tractor rally in Delhi on the Republic Day (January 26). Meanwhile, Kisan Mahapanchayat leader Rampal Jat will lead a batch of tractors from Gurugram in Haryana and will head towards Delhi. Farmers have been urged to wear the state’s traditional dress along with turban (saffa) on the Republic Day, a statement issued by Kisan Mahapanchayat said. “The number of tractors that will join Delhi’s Kisan tractor rally from Gurugram will be decided by Monday evening,” said Rampal Jat. A tractor rally to be organised by several farmer organisations from Rajasthan will begin from Alwar’s Shahjahanpur border on Tuesday morning. “The farmers’ rally in Delhi will begin after the Republic Day ceremony at Rajpath. We want to head towards Dhaula Kuan (Delhi) from Shahjahanpur (Rajasthan) via NH-8. A meeting was held with Haryana police on Sunday, but it has not been finalised yet. They are suggesting a different route (via NH-52), but we are firm on taking NH-8,” said farmer leader Himmat Singh. Farmers who will not be able to participate in the tractor rally in Delhi will organise rallies at the district headquarters and tehsils, read a statement issued by Kisan Mahapanchayat. Farmers of Baran, Tonk, Karauli, Sawai Madhopur, Jodhpur and Udaipur districts have already planned big rallies in these districts. Kisan Mahapanchayat leader Satyanarayana Singh will be coordinating with all the farmer organisations after finalising a plan for organizing tractor rallies in the districts, read the statement. Meanwhile, at Alwar’s Shahjahanpur, four farmers from Kerala, three from Rajasthan and four from Andhra Pradesh observed fast. A batch of young farmers under the banner of ‘Kisan Jyot Yatra’ reached Shahjahanpur protest site on Sunday to extend support to the farmers’ agitation against the Centre’s farm laws.

The Times of India

2021-01-25

Jaipur