Farmers Movement Archive

In response to legal notices to protesters, BKU to invite farmers with pics of kin serving in armed forces and police

Agra: To strengthen the farmers’ protest and pressure the government, the Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) will call farmers with family members in the armed forces and police. In response to the legal notices being issued to people protesting against the three farm laws, BKU has decided to call farmers with pictures of their kin serving in defence and police forces at the Ghazipur border. A senior BKU leader said, “We will see if the authorities on instructions of the government issue legal notices to the family members of those serving in defence forces and police. A large section of farmers has their children serving in the police and armed forces.” After three hours of Chakka Jam in different parts of the country on Saturday, Rakesh Tikait, who is leading the protest at the Ghazipur border, told a gathering, “Ya toh sarkar sun ley, nahi toh agla andolon yeh bhi hoga ki jis ghar mein log fauj mein, police mein honge, uska parivar yahan rahega aur uski tasveer lekay uska baap yahan baithega (The government should listen to us, otherwise in the next protest event, families of people serving in armed forces and police will come here, their fathers will sit with their pictures).” Tikait said, “The government must hear with open ears. Either they withdraw the three farm laws and frame a law guaranteeing MSP for farmers, otherwise we have several other plans to continue the protest. We will go on a countrywide tour and nonpolitical protests will erupt in all the states.” Senior BKU leader Dharmendra Malik said, “We are inviting people having their family members serving in armed forces and police to come and mark their support for the farmers’ protest at the Ghazipur border. These people will be carrying pictures of their kinsmen serving the nation. Besides expressing solidarity for all the jawans, the move is aimed to make the central and state governments realize that they cannot muzzle the voice of farmers by issuing legal notices to them.”

The Times of India

2021-02-07

Agra