Farmers Movement Archive

Bhagat Singh’s grandnephew slams Centre

JIND: Revolutionary Bhagat Singh’s grandnephew Yadvinder Singh Sandhu came to Jind on Tuesday to address farmers protesting against the three agricultural laws of the Centre at Khatkar toll plaza on Jind-Patiala national highway. Yadvinder slammed the BJP government for ignoring the farmers’ demand. “People of the nation saw such rulers in the British era. Farmers have been protesting for around four months and the Modi government should accept their demand. It should have been the government’s first work to ensure MSP after independence but every government failed to fulfill demands of farmers. The new farm laws will destroy the farming community, therefore, farmers are fighting to save their fasal and nasal,” he said. Full report on www.toi.inSpeaking with media persons, Yadvinder Singh said, “The time has come to show solidarity with farmers at the national level. The laws are anti-farmer and even the Union government has agreed to amend around 18 points.” He accused the Union government of ignoring 70% population dependent on agriculture and said the new laws would ruin the community. “The Punjab belt had started agitation with people of Haryana against the Britishers and always confronted the wrong policies and atrocities. We will take the agitation to the national level to mobilise farmers to fight against the laws,” Yadvinder asserted. On boycott of BJP-JJP leaders in villages, he said, society voted for them and sent them to the assembly and now society also has the right to stop their entry in villages. “Farmers will oppose leaders in villages if their demands are not met,” he maintained.

The Times of India

2021-03-17

Chandigarh