Farmers Movement Archive

Farmers to block highways today

Amritsar, November 4The farmers protesting against the three farm laws, passed by the Union Government, are all set to block state and national highways tomorrow (on Thursday) as part of the ongoing protest.A chakka jam would be held for four hours — from 12 noon to 4 pm. However, farmer organisations had no plans to block vehicular traffic in the city, confirmed leaders here on Wednesday.The protest by the 30 farm organisations has entered the 35th day today at various places in the district. The farmers are demanding a repeal of the three farm laws.In the district, farmers are protesting at the Buttari railway station, the Gehri mandi railway station, outside the residence of BJP’s Rajya Sabha member Shwait Malik, at toll plazas and petrol pumps operated by Reliance Industries.It has been learnt that the farmer organisations must give relaxations to petrol pumps which are being operated by private dealers and not directly operated by Reliance. “The protest outside the petrol pumps which are run by dealers and not directly operated by Reliance Industries can be lifted by Thursday evening,” said a farmer leader.Earlier, the dealers associated with petrol pumps of Reliance Industries had opened a dialogue with the unions reasoning that their interests were being harmed without any fault of theirs.Admn to keep vigil on law & order situation

The Tribune

2020-11-05