Farmers Movement Archive

500 farmers to march to Parliament every day: Sanyukt Kisan Morcha

BATHINDA: To prees further for its demands, the Sanyukt Kisan Morcha has decided to take out marches every day towards Parliament during the upcoming winter session. A group of 500 activists will move towards Parliament in tractor-trolleys each day starting from November 29, the begning of the session. The action has been planned to mark the completion of one year of protests against the contentious agriculture marketing laws at the borders of Delhi. There will be other events held on November 26 at protest sites and other places. The decisions to this effect were taken in a meeting of SKM held at Singhu border on Tuesday. During the monsoon session, farm unionists had organised ‘Kisan Sansad’ at Jantar Mantar. The Morcha has also decided to organise further protests and gave a call to farmers of Punjab and Haryana to reach Delhi borders in big numbers in their tractor-trolleys. The tractors will be needed for marches towards Parliament, SKM leaders said. November 26 is also the Constitution Day, when the Constitution of India was adopted by the Constituent Assembly in 1949. SKM has called for massive joint statewide actions by farmers, workers, employees, agricultural labourers, women, youth and students on November 26 in all state capitals, except Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh where different protests are planned. Apart from this, a ‘Kisan-Mazdoor Mahapanchayat’ will be held at Azad Maidan in Mumbai on November 28. The event will be jointly hosted by over 100 organisations under the banner of Samyukta Shetkari Kamgar Morcha (SSKM) to mark the completion of one year of the farmers’ struggle. Charuni group raises slogansIrked over the Sanyukt Kisan Morcha not accepting their demand for march towards Parliament on November 26, followers of farm leader Gurnam Singh Charuni raised slogans outside the meeting venue. They wanted their appeal to be accepted and were insisting for march only on November 26 and not were convinced for march towards Parliament from November 29 when the House will actually be in sesssion.

The Times of India

2021-11-10

Amritsar