Farmer leaders give call for
Delhi march, ‘rail roko’ protest
While farmers on Punjab boundary would continue their protest, their counterparts from other
States would reach Delhi by trains and buses on March 6; ‘rail roko’ planned on March 10…
The Kisan Mazdoor Morcha (KMM) and the Samyukta Kisan Morcha (Non-Political) — the two umbrella bodies that are spearheading the fresh farmer’s agitation – on Sunday gave a call to farmers from across the country to reach Delhi on March 6.
Along with the ‘Delhi Chalo’ march, the farmer outlets have announced a ‘rail roko’ agitation for four hours on March 10 to press their demands.
Farmers from Punjab and Haryana would, however, continue their protest at Shambhu-Ambala and Khanauri-Jind – the inter-State boundary between Haryana and Punjab, where they have been camping after being stopped from entering Haryana since February 13. The KMM and the SKM (Non-Political) had earlier given the call for the ‘Delhi Chalo’ march last month to press for fullment of their demands.
KMM coordinator Sarwan Singh Pandher said farmers, labourers, and tribal people from all over
the country would reach Delhi by trains and buses on March 6. “The government keeps saying that the farmers should come without tractor-trolleys, so we have decided that the friends who were supposed to come to Delhi by trains and buses should now march to Delhi. Farmers from Punjab and Haryana will continue to camp at the dierent locations on the inter-State boundary of both the States,” he said.
Rail roko protes…
“Also, we have decided that a ‘rail roko’ protest will be held on March 10
across the country, which will be held from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m.,” he added. Mr. Pandher alleged that the Centre was treating the farmers and labourers demanding their rights like enemies. “This is unfortunate and an attempt is being made to establish dictatorship in the country, but the people of the country will not allow this to happen,” he said. “The struggle will continue till the MSP and crop purchase guarantee act, implementation of the Swaminathan Report, complete loan waiver of farmers and the entire charter of demands are resolved,” he added.