Farmers Movement Archive

Tributes paid to deceased farmers

Amritsar, December 20Residents of many villages in the district organised a paath (recitation) of the Sukhmani Sahib to pay tributes to those farmers who died during the farmers’ stir in Delhi here on Sunday. They also held discussion on how to help the farmers in Delhi.A resident of Sukharchak village along the border said gatherings were attended by a large number of people who could not go to Delhi due to different reasons. “Even if someone has not been able to go to Delhi, he is contributing in one way or other,” he said.In city too, Democratic and Progressive organisations under the banner of United Kisan Morcha organised “Shradhanjali Samaroh” at the Bhandari bridge to pay tributes to farmers who sacrificed their lives during the protest.Rattan Singh Randhawa, a farmer leader, said, “Farmers of Punjab, Haryana, UP and other states have been protesting since these three draconian farm laws were passed in an authoritarian way, disrespecting the sentiments and protests of the farmers.”He said around 39 persons had died during the protest so far, but the Central Government was still indifferent towards the concerns of the farming community. “The Modi-led BJP government is hell bent on destroying the very backbone of this nation to benefit corporate houses,” said Baba Arjan Singh, another farmer leader.Other speakers strongly condemned the apathetic attitude of the Central Government to the demands of the struggling farmers. They also gave a call to the conscientious citizens of the country to join hands to defeat the communal and fascist forces in the country which were bent on destroying the social fabric of society.Baba Ram Singh, others remembered in Tarn TaranCongregations were organised to pay tributes to Baba Ram Singh and other farmers who sacrificed their lives while participating in the Delhi morcha against the farm laws here on Sunday.Residents of the town and representatives of different organisations of shopkeepers and commercial establishments gathered under the leadership of the Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee, Punjab. While paying tributes to the departed souls, leaders of the organisations announced to take part in the agitation in Delhi.Dhanna Singh Lalughuman, Sawinder Singh Arora and Ashwami Kumar Kukku, state leader of the Shiv Sena, condemned the Union Government for its careless attitude towards the farmers, who were forced to live in the open in cold weather conditions.Workers of the CPI and residents of Chabal town said the autocratic Union Government must be defeated by the peaceful agitation. CPI state leader Prithipal Singh Marimegha and other leaders also addressed on the occasion. Workers of the All India Kisan Sabha organised a gathering in Chohla Sahib, Sarhali, Harike and other villages and remembered the sacrifices of the deceased farmers for the common cause.Workers of the CPM and its allied mass organisations held a congregation at Gohalwar village and called the general masses to stay united against the pro-corporate sector policies of the Modi government. Members of the Zamhoori Kisan Sabha in association with residents of Pandori Gola, Bath, Pakhoke, Bagrian,Tur, Dhotian and other villages organised “Shri Sukhmani Sahib Path” to pay tributes to the departed souls. The “ardas” was also performed for the success of the farmers’ agitation.

The Tribune

2020-12-21