Farmers Movement Archive

Farmers plan stir on Sept 27 in support of Bharat Bandh

Ranchi: Scores of farmers in Jharkhand will hit the streets to enforce Bharat Bandh on September 27 against the three contentious farm laws enacted by the Centre. The bandh call has been given by the Sanyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM), which is leading the nationwide protest for the past 10 months against the laws by camping in and around the national capital. Announcing their support, Jharkhand Rajya Kisan Sabha and Centre of Indian Trade Union (Citu), the Left union on Thursday said that they have chalked out a slew of activities for its grand success. The ruling alliance partners —JMM, Congress and RJD — which has also raised its voice against the three farm laws, however, have not officially cleared their stand on the bandh. But so far they have supported the earlier protests held in the state. The farm bodies said that their protest will also be against the Union government’s national monetisation pipeline project as part of which national assets are set to be privatised. Prakash Viplab of Citu said elaborate plans have been made from state to panchayat levels. “In the run-up to the nationwide bandh on September 27, we have worked out several activities from the state to panchayat levels from September 20. During this period, farmers/people will be apprised about the bandh and also why farmers in the country are protesting against it.” Detailing their preparedness, general secretary of Jharkhand Rajya Kisan Sabha, Surjit Sinha, said 20,000 posters, and two lakh pamphlets bearing slogans in support of the bandh and against Prime Minister Narendra Modi government’s faulty policies are being readied. “This apart, similar arrangements are being done in all the districts. A special social media campaign, too, will begin shortly,” he said, adding that from September 20 onwards, they will kick off nukkad sabhas in over 1,000 panchayats in rural areas and in 500 places in urban pockets. “On the eve of the bandh, mashal julus will be taken out in 4,000-plus panchayats,” he said.

The Times of India

2021-09-17

Ranchi