‘3 months on, stir has spread across country’
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‘3 months on, stir has spread across country’
Description
Bathinda: Three months into the farm protests on Delhi borders, Sanyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM) leaders claimed that instead of weakening, the movement is gaining ground and spreading across the country. Activists of Sangharsh Vahini, set up by Jai Prakash Narayan, participated in the protests on Friday. Besides, senior leadership of farmers from Muzaffarpur in Bihar were among the participants. A delegation of protestors from South India reached Singhu border on Friday. They camped at Shahjahanpur and Ghazipur for two days. Protesters from Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Telangana emphasised the importance of guaranteed MSP. A crowd gathered at Sunehra Jurhera border in Mewat as leaders and youth associated with Mewati Kisan Morcha marked their presence. Meanwhile,mahapanchayats were held at Sambhal in Uttar Pradesh, Nizamabad in Telangana, Karauli and Toda Bhim in Rajasthan on Thursday. On Friday, mahapanchayats were held at Sampurnanagar in Lakhimpur Kheri district of UP and Padampur and Gharsana in Ganganagar district of Rajasthan. The morcha has decided to organise three to four large mahapanchayats in Haryana and Rajasthan in the days to come to mobilise support.
Publisher
The Times of India
Date
2021-02-27
Coverage
Chandigarh