Farmers Movement Archive

Farmers burn effigies to protest against agri laws, scuffle with cops

Muzaffarnagar/Bijnor: Several districts of western Uttar Pradesh witnessed ugly scenes as Sanyukt Kisan Morcha's (SKM) appeal to burn effigies of the "central government" on the occasion of Dussehra as part of protests against the three "black" laws were followed by the local farmers and union members. There were scuffles between farmers and UP Police in some places. In Muzaffarnagar, Bhartiya Kisan Union (BKU) workers and local farmers reportedly jostled with cops as the latter tried to take away the burning effigies. The BKU members burnt several effigies in Muzaffarnagar. One of its senior members can be heard saying in a purported video clip that "it was a call from SKM to burn effigies to show our concern against the three farm laws". Farmers are on 'dharna' for 10 months, but the government refuses to listen, he added. In Bijnor, despite heavy police deployment, farmers managed to burn effigies and demanded the immediate removal of Union MoS Ajay Kumar Mishra for his son's alleged involvement in the Lakhimpur Kheri violence. When contacted, Bijnor superintendent of police Dharamveer Singh said, "No effigy was burnt in Bijnor. Farmers cooperated with the cops. The pictures going viral on social media are old. Some of them are of Ravan which were burnt on Friday." In Ghaziabad, farmers burnt several effigies near the Delhi-Ghazipur border.

The Times of India

2021-10-17

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