Farmers Movement Archive

Farmers’ stir: Mahapanchayat in Rajasthan's Alwar on Sunday

ALWAR/JAIPUR: The situation remained tense at Alwar’s Shahjahanpur border on Friday as nearly 250 locals from the nearby villages of Haryana protested seeking removal of protesting farmers from Delhi-Jaipur national highway (NH-8), said police officials. The locals have decided to hold a mahapanchayat at the border on Sunday. The protesters expressed anger as their businesses have been badly hit due to the farmers’ agitation and also condemned the hoisting of a religious flag at the Red Fort on the Republic Day. “The locals held a meeting on the Haryana side of the border and decided to hold a mahapanchayat on Sunday. They have been appealing the villagers to support their protest against farmers’ agitation. They are planning to bring at least 100 people from each village on Sunday. There are about 40-45 villages in the vicinity of the border . Their protest will gain momentum in the coming days,” according to informed sources. Meanwhile, security at the border has been beefed up following lathicharge charge and firing of teargas shells at Delhi’s Singhu border after a clash between locals and protesting farmers on Friday. Sanyunkt Kisan Morcha, Shahjahanpur, on Friday condemned the clashes at Delhi’s Singhu border stating, “BJP is trying to to spread violence under police protection by sending their goons to Ghazipur, Singhu and Tikri borders. There is a lot of resentment among the farmers. There was an attempt to create disturbance at Shahjahanpur border as well, but any kind of untoward incident was prevented due to the promptness of the farmers.” On January 30 - Mahatma Gandhi’s Martyrdom Day - a day’s fast will be observed by the farmers throughout the country. On the other hand farmer leader Rampal Jat, whose organisation - Kisan Mahapanchayat- has separated itself from Sanyunkt Kisan Morcha on January 21, decided to observe fast at Raj Ghat on Saturday. He has written to Delhi police commissioner seeking permission to observe fast at Raj Ghat.

The Times of India

2021-01-30

Jaipur