Farmers Movement Archive

Over 250 farmer outfits call for a ‘Bharat Bandh’

Several farmers outfits have announced an intensified agitation after the Union government passed three agriculture Bills in the Lok Sabha. Over 250 farmer and farm-worker organisations, under the umbrella of All India Kisan Sangharsh Coordination Committee (AIKSCC), have given a call for a ‘Bharat bandh’ on September 25. “The working group of the AIKSCC has decided to forcefully go ahead with its opposition to the Bills and on September 25, we will hold a ‘Bharat bandh’ in protest,” said Jagmohan Singh, general secretary, Bhartaiya Kisan Union (Dakaunda) in Punjab, which is a part of the AIKSCC. Sarvan Singh Pandher of the Kisan Mazdoor Sangarsh Samiti, which had been staging continuous protests (sit-in) in Punjab since September 7, on Friday announced a “rail roko” agitation in Punjab from September 24. In Haryana, as many as 17 farmer outfits that have joined hands under the flag of the Bharatiya Kisan Union (Chaduni) announced continuation of their protest. “On September 20, we will block all major roads between 12 noon and 3 p.m ... We will also support the Bharat bandh,” said Rakesh Bains of the BKU.

The Hindu

2020-09-19

CHANDIGARH