Farmers Movement Archive

Activists protest ‘ill-conceived’ policies of Centre

Amritsar, October 2 Activists of the Tarksheel Society and members of other civil societies held a two-hour protest against “ill-conceived” policies and dictatorial working style of the Narendra Modi government on Friday. Gathered at Dharam Singh market near Jallianwala Bagh, they raised slogans against the Central Government for getting three farmer legislations passed without holding any meaningful discussion in Parliament. Activists flayed the Yogi government of Uttar Pradesh for its attempt to cover up brutal rape and murder of a young woman. They said undemocratic way of handling the crime would give a wrong message to the society. They demanded a fair trial and exemplary punishment for them. Dr Parminder Singh, general secretary of Desh Bhagat Yadgari Committee, said the Modi government was blatantly favouring corporate houses and in its objective they were not shying away from invoking stringent laws like AFSPA and UAPA. To secure this objective they enacted three legislations on farming. Dr Sham Sunder Deepti said the Central Government under the veil of Covid-19 pandemic favoured corporate houses like Ambani and Adani, besides fast tracking the privatisation of the public sector undertakings. A farmer leader Balwinder Dudhala said anti-farmer and labourer legislation would end the old-age system and many professions would cease to exist. Sumit Singh, a leader of the Tarksheel Society, said the government was pursuing its one-sided agenda of privatisation and to saffronise education in the country. The civil society members also raised slogans against the government. They alleged the NDA government was hell-bent on destroying autonomous institutions in the country.

The Tribune

2020-10-03