Farmers Movement Archive

BKU Ugrahan expands base in U’khand

Bathinda: Expanding its network out of Punjab, BKU Ekta Ugrahan on Saturday set up its Uttarakhand unit after a meeting of farmers at Kashipur in Udham Suingh Nagar district of the state. Farm organisation president Joginder Singh Ugrahan announced the formation of Uttarakhand state committee, coinciding with the 81st martyrdom day of freedom fighter Udham Singh, in whose name the district stands in the hilly state. After paying tributes to Udham Singh, an ad hoc committee was set up to coordinate with farmers to strengthen the unit. Farmer and peoples’ poet Balli Singh Cheema from Terai region of Uttarakhand played a pivotal in formation of the state unit of farm organisation. The 69-year-old is popular among hilly people due to his poems. He said, “After participating in farmer struggle for long, the Uttarakhand farmers decided to get together under the banner of BKU Ekta Ugrahan. The farmers want to fight collectively for their issues and now with the organisation we will be effectively take on the authorities. “ Joginder Singh Ugrahan said activists from Uttarakhand were visiting the farm protest sites at the borders of Delhi and had shown willingness to come together and have formed an ad hoc committee to mobilise and take the grievances of the farmers at the centre stage. Earlier, Haryana-based farmer leader Gurnam Singh Charuni, too, had formed a Uttarakhand state unit of his outfit. The assembly elections in the hill state are due early next year alongwith Uttar Pradesh and Punjab.

The Times of India

2021-08-01

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