Farmers Movement Archive

Panel to talk to farmers: Haryana CM

Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal on Monday said that the State Government was making constant efforts to open the ‘Singhu and Tikri’ borders, which he added were closed by the farmers, and asserted that the problem can be solved only through dialogue. Scores of farmers have been camping for over 11 months now at several places including Singhu-Tikri on Delhi’s borders, demanding the repeal of the three farm laws enacted by the Union Government. Plea for dialogue Mr. Khattar, who was addressing a press conference here on the occasion of the 56th Haryana Divas, said the State Government has constituted a committee under the chairmanship of the Home Secretary to hold talks with the protesting farmers for clearing the blockade on the Kundli-Singhu and Tikri borders. “Discussions are under way. Along with this, the Supreme Court has also taken cognisance in this matter. Due to the closure of the border, the people travelling along with the local residents and traders are facing inconvenience. The people blocking the highway should understand the problem and come forward for dialogue,” he said. Mr. Khattar said that in the coming days, he would visit all the 90 Assembly constituencies of the State and interact with the people. “Due to the pandemic, the tours could not be conducted for some time. Now the programmes for the next two months have been prepared,” he said. The Chief Minister’s remarks come even as leaders of the BJP and its coalition partner, the Duhsyant Chautala-led Jannayak Janta Party (JJP), have been facing a backlash from farmers over the Centre’s farm laws during the past few months. Farmer outfits have announced that all legislators who have backed the Centre’s farm laws will be boycotted and not be allowed entry into villages across the State. Toying with the youth Mr. Khattar said transparency in recruitments was one of the focuses of his government and complete transparency was being adopted in the recruitment by the Haryana Staff Selection Commission and Haryana Public Service Commission. However, senior Congress leader from Haryana and party’s national general secretary Randeep Singh Surjewala said the BJP-JJP government and Haryana Staff Selection Commission had once again made a mockery of the competence, ability and potential of the youth. He accused them of destroying the entire examination system, the manner of preparing the paper and the method of taking the exam.

The Hindu

2021-11-02

CHANDIGARH