Farmers Movement Archive

Labourers plan mahapanchayat in Nabha next wk

Patiala: Farm labourers from Sangrur, Patiala and Fatehgarh Sahib and other districts plan to hold a mahapanchayat in Nabha on March 21 on a call given by the MGNREGA Front, Punjab, in support of farmers in their stir against the three farm laws. Leaders of Sanyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM) are expected to attend the meeting, but farmers’ leaders Balbir Singh Rajewal and BKU (Ekta Dakaunda) general secretary Jagmohan Singh have promised to come,, said MGNREGA Front, Punjab, leader Gurmeet Singh Thuhi. He said this mahapanchayat was being organised not just to support the farmers’ agitation but also to end the caste discrimination prevailing in some rural areas of Punjab. “The mahapanchayat would give a message of support to the farmers,”he said.

The Times of India

2021-03-13

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