Farmers Movement Archive

Left parties gear up for farmers’ Bharat bandh on Mar 26

PATNA: The three major Left parties in the state have started mass mobilisation of farmers, seeking legal guarantee to the MSP on the sale of agriculture produce and withdrawal of three farm laws. The ongoing mass mobilisation of farmers by the Left parties is being seen as a build-up to the Bharat bandh called by the All India Kisan Sangharsh Coordination Committee (AIKSCC) on March 26. “It is not just the Left parties which have been protesting against the three farm laws in the state. The other opposition parties, like the RJD and Congress, had also supported the first Bharat bandh on December 8 last year,” state CPI(ML) secretary Kunal said. “For proper coordination, a meeting of the representatives of 32 farmer organisations active in the state will be held either on March 16 or March 19,” Ashok Prasad, state general secretary of the Bihar Rajya Kisan Sabha said on Thursday. The CPI(ML), CPI, CPI-M and their frontal organisations, meanwhile, started mobilisation of farmers on Thursday by remembering the contributions made by the legendary peasant leader Sahajanad Saraswati, who had established Bihta Ashram (located around 40 km away from Patna) dedicated to the cause of the peasant movement. Besides, members of the three parties also held meetings at all the district headquarters. The CPI(ML) and CPI have also planned marches to the state assembly on March 18 and March 24, respectively. The CPM has decided to hold district-level meetings on March 23 as a mark of respect to the martyrdom of Shaheed Bhagat Singh, CPM state secretary Awadhesh Kumar said.

The Times of India

2021-03-12

Patna