Farmers Movement Archive

‘Agri Ordinances would deprive farmers of assured procurement’

Tarn Taran, July 27 The district witnessed a string of protests as farmers, employees of various departments and other sections of society hit the streets and condemned the “anti-people” policies of the Union and the state governments. Workers of the Jamhoori Kisan Sabha, Kul Hind Kisan Sabha, Kisan Sangharsh Committee (Kot Budha) and Azad Kisan Sangharsh Committee held a protest and took out a tractor march to the residence of senior SAD leader Adesh Partap Singh Kairon at Kairon village, 20 km from here. The farmers criticised the Centre for promulgating three agriculture-related Ordinances. Farm leaders, Pargat Singh Jamarai, Inderjit Singh Kot Budha, Harjinder Singh Tanda and Prithipal Singh Marimegha, among others, criticised Ordinances, calling these as anti-farmers. The Ordinances would deprive farmers of assured procurement of their crop, they said. The leaders said it would deprive farmers of the free-power for agriculture activities. Workers of the Kisan Sangharsh Committee, led by its state convener Kanwalpreet Singh Pannu, submitted a memorandum addressed to the Union Government to the Tarn Taran SDM. Meanwhile, the chain hunger strike by a five-member group of Sehat Mulazam Sangharsh Committee, Punjab, outside the Civil Surgeon’s office entered its fourth day on Monday. The groups is demanding regularisation of services of employees working under the National Health Mission (NHM), the 2211 scheme and on a contract basis. The agitation by the Rural Health Pharmacy Officers, Punjab, entered its 38th day here on Monday. The officers have been demanding regularisation of their jobs at the office of the Additional Deputy Commissioner (Development).

The Tribune

2020-07-28