Women march to BDPO amid farmers’ crisis
Item
Title
Women march to BDPO amid farmers’ crisis
Description
A large number of women from Udhowal village marched to the BDPO office at Mehatpur and demanded a meeting of the gram panchayat. The women wing of the Kirti Kisan Union, established by the Udhowal village women, demanded solutions for the losses caused to poor farmers and demanded development of the village.After having a word with the village sarpanch, women served him a notice of their demands.The village sarpanch relented and foxed a meeting for July 15. Voters in the village had also been airing the same demand for a long time and 70 per cent of them had given approval for the meeting.
Publisher
The Tribune
Date
2020-06-28
Coverage
Jalandhar