Farmers Movement Archive

Phenomenal support for Bharat Bandh call

Jalandhar, December 7Wearing Santa Claus attire and sporting Santa beards, members of Catholic Yuva Dhara (CYD) were seen making an appeal to city residents to march to Delhi.They marched from the Desh Bhagat Yadgaar Hall to the Company Bagh in Jalandhar in support of the farm stir in Jalandhar asking people to participate in the Bharat Bandh on December 8.Dressed as Santa, CYD leaders Gagan George, Amern Happy, Dominic Mattu among others said this struggle was not limited to farmers’ community only but to all communities, because all people depend on agriculture in one way or another. Leaders said the Christian community was mostly attached as labourers to farming for their employment. Hence, the community supports the struggle of peasants of Punjab and will support the Bharat Bandh on December 8.Raising slogans such as ‘We want Justice for Farmers’, ‘Repeal all three agricultural laws’, ‘Lok Virodhi Kehtibari Kanoon Radd Karo’, members of the community sought the withdrawal of all three farm laws.They said farmers, labourers and others attached with farmers were on roads today asking the government to roll back the three laws, which it says were in favour of farmers. But as per the plea of the farmers, these three laws were anti-famer and anti-people. This struggle has been going on for the past few months, but the government paid no heed and this resulted in the march to Delhi.Members said though farmers were marching towards Delhi leading their struggle peacefully, the government was putting obstacles on their way to stop them. Despite resistance, farmers flooded the Delhi border and are camping there, they said, adding that the CYD shall stand in solidarity with them and extend wholehearted support to the December 8 Bharat Bandh.United they standAAP seeks relief for kin of ‘martyred’ farmers Hoshiarpur: The Hoshiarpur district unit of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), Punjab, on Monday demanded that the state government should frame a state-level policy for the aggrieved families of each farmer who attained martyrdom during the ongoing peasant movement, adding that the beleaguered farmers were struggling against the ‘draconian’ central agriculture marketing laws to protect their existence. In a joint statement issued by the party here on Monday, District president Mohan Lal and senior party leader Harminder Sandhu demanded that the state government should frame a policy to ensure full debt waiver, adequate compensation and a government job to a member of the aggrieved family of each farmer who attained martyrdom during the ongoing farmers’ stir against the ‘black laws’. Harminder Sandhu said, “The sacrifices being made by the protesting farmers in the peasant movement will not go waste and will be recorded in golden words in the annals of the country’s agricultural history. In such a situation, it becomes incumbent upon the government to fulfil its duties towards them. The leaders said the AAP, despite having limited resources at disposal, is extending help to the affected families financially at their level and is ready to go any further to provide succour to the families left in the lurch.” AAP leader said the Aam Aadmi Party, under instructions from party national convenor and Delhi Chief Minister, Arvind Kejriwal, countless party volunteers and cadres were engaged in the service of the farmers who are fighting a spirited battle against the farm laws on the borders of the national capital for their survival and sustenance. Mohan Lal said the AAP Delhi Government was serving the farmers, day and night, on Delhi border in this biting cold of December. The leader said AAP ministers from Punjab and Delhi, MLAs, other leaders and volunteers were monitoring the arrangement put in place for farmers round-the-clock. OC

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2020-12-08