Farmers to hold rail blockade against agri laws on Thursday Four-hour long agitation called by umbrella group of peasants
Farmers’ groups in the state are gearing up for a four-hour rail blockade on February 18, in support of the nationwide call to press for repeal of the three contentious farm laws.
Jharkhand Rajya Kisan Sangharsh Samanway Samiti (JRKSSS), a joint union of different farmers groups on Wednesday said that a decision in this regard was taken in a joint meeting among different stakeholders on Tuesday.
Sufal Mahato, convenor of the umbrella union said that they have also appealed to all non-NDA constituents to join the movement.
JRKSSS also announced that it will join the nationwide rail rokko stir called by farm unions across the country on February 18
RANCHI: The Jharkhand Rajya Kisan Sangharsh Samanway Samiti (JRKSSS), an umbrella organization of farmers’ bodies in the state, on Sunday paid tribute to the farmers who lost lives recently while protesting against the three new farm laws on the second anniversary of the Pulwama terror attack.
JRKSSS also announced that it will join the nationwide rail rokko stir called by farm unions across the country on February 18. Earlier on Saturday, the samiti held its maiden mahapanchayat at the Rahe block here on the lines of the congregations held in Uttar Pradesh and Haryana to mobilise farmers against the farm laws.