Following
the call of the Samyukt Kissan Union (SKU), the farmers under the banner of
Pendu Mazdoor Union and Kirti Kissan Union today went on a one-day hunger
strike. Calling the attack on farmers at the Sinhgu border on Friday, a
government -sponsored violence, the farmers held the strike outside the
District Administration Complex (DAC).
While
condemning the attack, allegedly led by the ruling political party, the farmers
demanded immediate repeal of the three contentious farm laws. Over a hundred
farmers including some students observed the strike from 12 PM-3.30 PM.
Moreover, on the occasion of the death anniversary of the Mahatma Gandhi, the
farmers also observed Sadbhavna Diwas.
Demands
were made for the arrest of those responsible for the Delhi violence, including
the enactment of a law to guarantee minimum support price, and the cancellation
of false notices issued against peasant leaders.
Kamaljit
Singh, a member of the Punjab Students Union, stated that the union government
with the connivance of government agencies and the police has turned the
peaceful agitation of the farmers into a violent. "Owing to the suspension
of internet at the Delhi-Hayana borders rumours and false information is
being spread across the country to malign the farmers' protest”, he added.
Rattan
Singh, president of the Kirti Kissan Union, said that even as the conspiracies
of the government successfully blemished our two months long peaceful
agitation, we wouldn't give up until the laws were withdrawn. "It was sad
for us that our historic tractor march was stained with the communal
colour but we will continue to agitate peacefully and will expose the
government", added Rattan, while criticizing stone-pelting on the farmers
in the presence of police.
Tarsem
Peter, State President, Rural Workers Union Punjab, Kashmir Singh
Ghughsor, Mangaljit Pandori, State Leader of Punjab Students Union Jasvir
Kaur, and others were present in the protest.
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