Farmers Movement Archive

Farmers seek support of MLAs in no-trust vote against BJP-JJP govt

Ambala/Kurukshetra/Yamunanagar: Farmers across Haryana, on Tuesday, staged protests outside the residences of MLAs and submitted memoranda seeking their support in the no confidence motion to be held in the state assembly on March 10. In Ambala, Kurukshetra and Yamunanagar, farmers under the banner of Bhartiya Kisan Union (BKU) Haryana (Charuni) staged protests. They raised slogans against the Centre government’s three agri-marketing laws. Heavy police force was deployed and protests remained peaceful. Farmers left after submitting memoranda to MLAs or their representatives. During their protests, farmers warned BJP and JJP MLAs of social boycott if they did not support the no confidence motion. They also said such MLAs would have to suffer political consequences as they would not be allowed to enter villages in their constituencies. In Ambala, farmers carried out a bike rally and gathered outside the house of Ambala City MLA Aseem Goel. They also staged a protest near the house of Ambala Cantonment MLA-cum-home, health minister Anil Vij in Shastri Colony, and handed over a document of demands to Ambala Sadar municipal council executive officer Apoorv Chawdhary in his absence. BKU Haryana (Charuni) Ambala district president Malkiat Singh Sahibpur said, “We have asked MLAs to support the no-confidence motion and vote for farmers.” In Kurukshetra, the document of demands was handed over by protesting farmers to JJP’s Shahabad MLA Ram Karan Kala, to a representative of BJP’s Thanesar MLA Subhash Sudha at his house in Thanesar City and to a representative of BJP’s Pehowa MLA-cum-state sports minister Sandeep Singh at his office in the rest house of the irrigation department office in Pehowa. In Yamunanagar, farmers held a protest outside the house of Jagadhri MLA-cum-education, forest minister Kanwar Pal and submitted the document of demands to his representative. A similar protest was held outside the house of Yamunanagar MLA Ghanshyam Dass Arora. In Jind, farmers and khaps submitted a memorandum to deputy chief minister Dushyant Chautala’s ‘chowkidar’ in Uchana segment of Jind district and pasted a copy of the memorandum on the wall outside the local JJP office. In the memorandum, they sought support for the no confidence motion. There are five MLAs in Jind district and three, inlcuding Ramniwas Surjakhera from Narwana, Amarjeet Dhanda, of Khark Ramji and MLA from Julana as well as Dushyant belong to JJP. Mounting pressure on MLAs, farmers warned these leaders to vote against the BJP government or be ready to face social boycott. Farmers in Kaithal district handed over their memorandum to all four MLAs’ representatives, including two of BJP, one JJP and one independent. They also handed over the memorandum to a family member of local BJP MLA Krishan Middha. In Hisar, farm activists demonstrated in front of MLAs’ houses and submitted a memorandum. With inputs from J K Singh, Vijender Kumar and Kumar Mukesh

The Times of India

2021-03-10

Chandigarh