Farmers Movement Archive

Day after Gurnam Singh Charuni’s suspension, rift in SKM comes to fore again

Tribune News ServicePanipat, July 15With the Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM) suspending BKU leader Gurnam Singh Charuni for the second time on Wednesday, fissures among farmer organisations have again come to the fore again.A number of such incidents have taken place simnce the stir began. Meanwhile, SKM leaders and Charuni claimed the farmers’ protest would continue and they would work together to intensify it.Earlier, the SKM had suspended Charuni in January this year, when he had hosted a ‘Jan Sansad’ programme of all Opposition parties in Delhi just before the tractor parade on the Republic Day. But the matter was resolved within the 10 hours.Another rift came to the fore when the SKM suspended two leaders, namely Surjeet Singh Phul and Harpal Singh Sangha, after the Republic Day incident but both of them were reinstated after sometime. Then the SKM announcedthe Parliament march in April but it was postponed.The rift was again visible when Charuni announced to form a new outfit named the ‘Bharatiya Kisan Mazdoor Federation’ on May 28. The BKU leader again made statements about the weak farmers’ protest in UP. Moreover, fissures between Charuni and Shiv Kumar Kakka, SKM leader from MP, also became the media highlights.Meanwhile, SKM leader Yogender Yadav said: “There were some differences among leaders, which have been resolved by the SKM from time to time. The leaders’ spirit for the protest is good and it’s a miracle that despite the differences, all of them are working together.”

The Tribune

2021-07-16