September 5 Muzaffarnagar mahapanchayat: Farmer leaders reach out to Haryana villagers for support
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September 5 Muzaffarnagar mahapanchayat: Farmer leaders reach out to Haryana villagers for support
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Sonepat, September 3Farmers in Haryana villages are mobilising support for the “kisan mahapanchayat” at Muzaffarnagar (Uttar Pradesh), scheduled for September 5.The Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM) has claimed the mahapanchayat venue would witness the largest gathering ever. More than 10,000 vehicles would reach Muzaffarnagar, farmers claimed.Farmer leaders are busy holding meetings in villages in all districts.Abhimanyu Kuhar, a farmer leader from Haryana, said: “The preparations for the ‘kisan mahapanchayat’ are in the final stages. Committees in each village have been formed. We have been getting a good response.”“The list of people who will attend the mahapanchayat and routes to be taken have been finalised. In all, 10 vehicles from each village will reach Muzaffarnagar,” he said.Farmers of adjoining districts of Uttar Pradesh (UP) — Karnal, Panipat, Sonepat — would start moving in the wee hours of September 5, while farmers from distant districts — Hisar, Sirsa and Fatehabad — would start tomorrow, Kuhar added.Inderjeet Singh of the All-India Kisan Sabha said, “Farmers have arranged vehicles and collected money to participate in the mahapanchayat.”
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The Tribune
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2021-09-04