Farm laws protest finds echo during PM Narendra Modi’s Glasgow visit
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Farm laws protest finds echo during PM Narendra Modi’s Glasgow visit
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BATHINDA: A section of Indian diaspora in the United Kingdom gathered in Glasgow to protest against Indian PM Narendra Modi. Holding placards with slogans like ‘Struggle of Indian farmers is our struggle’, they extended support to the protesting farmers in India. Some even held up banners saying that the PM was not welcome in Scotland. Modi is in Glasgow to take part in the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) meant to tackle climate change on an urgent and committed basis by all countries of the world. The umbrella body of protesting farmers, Sanyukt Kisan Morcha claimed that their demands against corporatisation of food and farming systems, and for an MSP legal guarantee were the pathways to tackle emissions from agriculture and food systems. SKM said it has urged the diaspora of continuing with the strong solidarity and building pressure on the Indian government. SKM said there was a black flag protest against Haryana agriculture minister J P Dalal, MP Dharamvir Singh and MLA Ghanshyam Saraf at Bhiwani in Haryana. Farmers staged a sit-in at the police barricades and the BJP leaders had to escape amid heavy police protection on a kaccha road after their event. In Punjab too, farmers are protesting against state government ministers and Congress leaders against meagre compensation announced for cotton crop damaged due to pink bollworm infestation. It said the rates of petrol and diesel were being hiked on daily basis and affecting ordinary citizens adversely, and demanded that the prices be reduced by more than half immediately.
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The Times of India
Date
2021-11-02
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Chandigarh