Farmers Movement Archive

SKM to gherao police stations on June 7

The Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM) has given a call to gherao police stations across the state on June 7 for four hours if the state government did not withdraw the criminal cases registered against the protesting farmers.The protesting farmers on Saturday burnt the copies of three farm laws at the Kisan Andolan office at the Singhu Border. Besides, they organised protests all over the country on the call of the SKM, it was claimed.The SKM leaders, Balbir Singh Rajewal, Darshan Pal, Gurnam Singh Charuni, Hannan Mollah, Jagjit Singh Dallewal, Joginder Singh Ugrahan, Yudhvir Singh, Yogendra Yadav, Abhimanyu Kohar, in a joint statement, said Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan had launched a historical mass movement against the then the government on June 5, 1974, and the BJP-led Central government had brought in three anti-farmer laws as an ordinance on June 5 last year.These were the laws that were never demanded by the farmers, but these have been brought undemocratically in the name of the farmers, the SKM said.The protesting farmers and their supporters burnt copies of the three laws outside the houses, offices of BJP leaders, leaders of other NDA allies and government offices across the country, claimed the SKM leaders.The SKM has given a call to organise mass demonstrations and to stage dharna in front of all the police stations from 12 noon to 4 pm on June 7 if the BJP-JJP led state government was not ready to withdraw the cases against the farmers who were protesting for their demands. — TNS

The Tribune

2021-06-06

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