Farmers Movement Archive

55 arrested in Tarn Taran

Our CorrespondentTarn Taran, September 7A 55-member jatha of the Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee (KMSC), Punjab, on the first day of ‘Jail Bharo Andolan’ were arrested on the first day of the agitation launched against the alleged wrong policies of the Union Government, here on Monday.The committee also started Pakka Morcha in front of the District Administrative Complex (DAC) here from where a rally was organised in which women workers of the organization participated in a big number.The KMSC was on an agitation path against the alleged anti-farmers and anti-people policies, including the three ordinances, promulgated by the Union Government. Both (men and women) workers of the organisation participated in the rally organised pledge to agitate for their rights in the agitation.Addressing on the occasion, Sukhwinder Singh Sabhra, district president of the committee, said the Union Government wanted to capture all the constitutional, administrative authorities and others powers against the wishes of the federal system of the country.Flaying the Union Government for its privatisation policy, Sabhra said it was meant to hand over the procurement procedure to the corporate sector to procure farmers’ products to exploit them and the consumers at the time of procuring and selling food grains. He said farmers would be deprived of subsidies this way.

The Tribune

2020-09-08