The tractor rally called by the farmers',which was supposed to be held on November 29, has been postponed. To mark one year of the black laws agitation, the Samyukt Kisan Morcha(SKM), an umbrella body of farmers’ unions, had earlier this month announcedthat 500 farmers will participate in peaceful tractors marches to Parliamentevery day during the Winter Session starting November 29.
This was to be done to mark one year of theagitation against the Centre’s three agri laws. It had said that this will bedone to “increase the pressure” on “this obstinate, insensitive, anti-peopleand pro-corporate BJP central government, to force it to agree with the demands of the farmers for which farmers across the country have launched a historicstruggle for the past one year.
During a press conference, Farmer leaderDarshan Pal Singh said, "After a meeting, Samyukt Kisan Morcha has decidedto postpone the proposed tractor rally to Parliament on 29 November."
This huge decision was taken during a meetingat the Singhu border. A farmer leader said, "When we had announced thatthere will be a tractor rally on November 29, all the three farm laws were notscrapped. Now that when the laws have been taken back, we have decided not totake up the rally. However, if Centre doesn't agree to the rest of our demands,we will decide our further course of action on December 4 meeting."
Prime Minister Narendra Modi had announced onGurupurab that the Centre will repeal the three farm laws, marking a climbdownby his government to meet the unrelenting demand of farmers protesting inseveral states against the reform measures.
This move from the protesting farmers camejust two days before the Centre is to introduce a bill cancelling the threecontentious farm laws.
The farmers held their last protest nearParliament House in July when the Monsoon Session was in progress. The policehad given permission but warned that there should be no march. More than 200farmers were present at the protest.