Farmers Movement Archive

Will field candidates in Punjab poll: Gurnam Singh Charuni

After night stay at Karnal city, the ‘fateh march’, the victory procession of farmers which started on Saturday from Singhu border after the suspension of the year-long agitation, on Sunday headed towards Punjab.The procession, led by flower-decked palanquin (Palki Sahib), will reach Golden Temple in Amritsar on December 15 where farmer leaders will pay obeisance to thank the Almighty for this ‘victory’. Gurnam Singh Charuni, president, Bhartiya Kisan Union (Charuni), who was among the farmer leaders participating in the procession, revealed the future political planning of the “farmers”. “I have already launched mission Punjab and we will field our people in the elections there,” said Charuni before leaving from Dera Kar Sewa, adding that he cannot comment on UP elections.Charuni also said the farmers’ agitation could be resumed if the government backtracks from its promises. “The SKM will review the steps being taken by the government on our demands on January 15 in Delhi for which it has given a written assurance. We will give a call to resume the agitation if the government does not fulfil its promises,” he said.Calling it the first step of victory against capitalism, Charuni said this was the victory of farmers who laid their lives. He said these demands were accepted after the death of 700 farmers. It should have been accepted earlier so that their lives could have been saved. “We will pay obeisance at the Golden Temple in Amritsar on December 15,” he said.Meanwhile, scores of farmers were seen on the NH-44 returning to their home. They were given a rousing welcome. — TNS

The Tribune

2021-12-13

Karnal