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Top Maha Vikas Aghadi leaders to address massive public meeting at Azad Maidan
Thousands of farmers from across Maharashtra reached Mumbai on Sunday evening to participate in a joint sit-in at Azad Maidan on Monday against the Centre’s three new farm laws. The farmers from the Left-affiliated All-India Kisan Sabha (AIKS) and other farm outfits had begun their 180-km march from Nashik district.
Police have stepped up security and personnel of the State Reserve Police Force (SRPF) have been deployed at Azad Maidan. Drones will also be used to keep an eye on the event, an official said.
On Sunday morning, a sea of red snaked out of Nashik district, with farmers on foot, on jeeps and vans steadily clogging roads, toll plazas and mountainous routes of Nashik’s Kasara Ghat.
January 18, 2021
BKU (Haryana) President Gurnam Singh Chaduni - PTI×
SKM appoints panel to look into Chaduni’s actions
The Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM) may take action against senior farmers’ leader from Haryana Gurnam Singh Chaduni for convening an all-party meeting on the farmers’ protests.
The SKM has appointed a committee to look into Chaduni’s actions. It said in a statement that the platform of more than 500 organisations do not associate with the “all-party meeting” taken up by Chaduni with political parties.
“SKM, after taking note of Chaduni’s ongoing activities with political parties, after due discussion on the same in a general body meeting of SKM yesterday (Sunday), has formed a Committee that will inquire into the matter and give its report in 3 days’ time. SKM will take further steps thereafter,” the statement said.