Farmers Movement Archive

Farmers protesting BJP’s Jan-Ashirwad Yatra held in Rudrapur

RUDRAPUR: A large number of farmers from across the Terai region in Uttarakhand gathered at the city’s Kashipur road on Wednesday to protest the BJP’s Jan Ashirwad Yatra, led by Union minister of state for defence and member of Parliament from Nainital, Ajay Bhatt. However, dozens of these protesting farmers were taken into preventive custody and shifted to the police lines in the city. SP Crime Mithilesh Singh reached the spot with a heavy police force and detained the protesters. The farmers — under the banner of Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) and Tarai Kisan Mahasabha (TKM) — were protesting against the three contentious agri-reform laws passed last year. Later in the day, they were later released by the police after Bhatt left for Lakuan in Nainital for the yatra. Condemning police action against the protesting farmers, Tejender Singh Virk, TKM president, said those in office have forgotten that they are the representatives of the people and that suppressing the voice of the farmers is an attack on the entire farming community. Meanwhile, Bhatt received an exhilarating reception from the BJP workers in Rudrapur. In a meeting held at the City Club, Bhatt said, “Prime Minister Narendra Modi Ji is the true champion of social justice and under his leadership, India will lead the world.”

The Times of India

2021-08-19

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