Farmers Movement Archive

500 langars for farmers on way to ‘kisan mahapanchayat’ venue in Muzaffarnagar

Mukesh TandonTribune News ServiceChandigarh/Sonepat, September 4A large number of farmers from Punjab and Haryana are expected to attend the ‘kisan mahapanchayat’ in Muzaffarnagar on Sunday, an event that organisers say could be bigger in numbers than the one held in January at the same venue.Farm unions have made elaborate arrangements en route for those marching towards UP. About 500 langars, including mobile langar system run in hundreds of tractor-trailers, and 100 medical camps will be in place in various parts. From Punjab, one of the largest contingents of around 6,000 farmers and agricultural labourers, including 1,050 women, was sent by BKU (Ugrahan).BKU (Ugrahan) general secretary Sukhdev Singh Kokri said they had arranged about 125 vehicles, including 80 buses, 20 mini buses and other vehicles. He said their contingent would halt for the night in Kurukshetra.Led by Kokri and farm leader Harinder Kaur Bindu, they will march towards Muzaffarnagar early on Sunday.Earlier in the day, around 30 buses were flagged off from Sangrur. Similarly, Kirti Kisan Union’s youth wing and women activists led by its president Nirbhay Singh Dhudike started marching towards Muzaffarnagar on Saturday.From Haryana, a large number of farmers from Panipat, Sonepat and Karnal will move towards Muzaffarnagar in the wee hours tomorrow while those from distant areas in Hisar, Sirsa and Fatehabad had left for UP today.All India Kisan Sabha leader Inderjeet Singh said the GIC ground in Muzaffarnagar would witness a grand gathering. “There is a lot of enthusiasm in the community. It will be the biggest mahapanchayat since the one in January,” he said.

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2021-09-05