Farmers Movement Archive

Amid local resentment, farmers find ways to counter efforts against protest

Bathinda: Aiming to counter allegations against the ongoing farmer protest, the Sanyukta Kisan Morcha has decided to involve the residents of villages near the protests on the Singhu border to showcase they have no problem from the struggle. The morcha has decided to reach out to villages, telling them about the forces bent upon to defame the ongoing protest. A two-wheeler march will be taken out in villages around Singhu border on June 21. Farmer leaders on Saturday held a meeting at Singhu border with residents of nearby villages, including the representatives of khaps, who assured support to the struggle and to take on those who want to defame the struggle. All this happened to counter the actions of some other residents of some nearby villages who are pitted against the farmer protest and are accusing it of damaging their businesses. Residents have announced a meeting against the farm struggle on Sunday. “An all-round campaign is being launched against farmer struggle to defame it by any means. BJP is taking along some residents of nearby villages who have nothing to do with farmer struggle. We will not allow such designs to succeed,” said Antil Khap head Hawa Singh, after a meeting with farmer leaders. SKM leader Darshan Pal said the BJP failed to uproot the farmer struggle, so it had started using negative means to defame the struggle. “Going by it, we have decided to undertake Sadbhavna mission involving locals. This practice is being adopted at all protest sites,” he said.

The Times of India

2021-06-20

Chandigarh