Farmers Movement Archive

Morcha forms panel to look for missing persons

BATHINDA: The Sanyukt Kisan Morcha, which is spearheading farm protests against farm laws, on Sunday formed a five-member committee to get details of all farmers who are missing, arrested or booked in cases registered by Delhi Police in the aftermath of the happenings during tractor parade on Republic Day. The morcha has identified 163 persons, either lodged in jail or in police custody. The committee formed on Sunday by farmer organisations, will look for farmers who are still missing and have not been found in any police list. The committee comprises farm leaders Rajinder Singh, Prem Singh Bhangu, Kiranjit Singh Sekhon, Baljit Singh of morcha’s IT cell and Avtar Singh. They will study legal aspects of the stir and will approach lawyers for providing legal assistance to those arrested. Farm organisations have accused Delhi Police of not cooperating in providing details of missing farmers. Farmer organisations of Punjab on Sunday held a meeting and announced that the meeting of SKM will be held on Monday where an action plan will be decided. The morcha will thoroughly deliberate on the appeal made by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in an all-party meeting wherein he had said the government’s proposal for staying the implementation of laws for 18 months was still on the table. Farm leaders said though the morcha had got a severe beating for couple of days, the protest had been revived with renewed vigour as hundreds of panchayats were coming forward in passing resolutions in Punjab, Haryana and parts of Uttar Pradesh. Any information on missing persons can be shared on a helpline number, 81980-22033, with full name of the missing person, full address, phone number of the person and any other contact number at home and missing from when.

The Times of India

2021-02-01

Amritsar