Four kisan unions withdraw, crowds thin but leaders say farmer agitation still strong
Four kisan unions withdraw, crowds thin but leaders say farmer agitation still strong
Atleast four farmers unions have till now withdrawn their support to the protest against the Centre s three farm bills after the violence in Delhi on January 26.
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UPDATED: January 29, 2021 01:02 IST
The crowd at the protest sites in Delhi s Singhu and Tikri borders has visibly thinned out. (Photo: PTI)
Even as the farmers agitation continues at the borders of Delhi-NCR, several smaller farmers unions have pulled out of the protest after the January 26 violence in the national capital.
Protests by farmers and their supporters against the agri-marketing laws were by and large peaceful in states like Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Telangana.
In Karnataka, there were tractors rallies of varying size in support of the protest in Delhi. Members of some 50 outfits participated in a demonstration in Bengaluru that involved 125 tractors and other vehicles under the Aikhya (United) Forum. There were a few reports of minor skirmishes with the police from other parts of the state, while some farmers’ groups threatened to intensify the agitation on the lines of the Delhi stir if the Centre failed to withdraw the laws. Over 5,000 tractors headed towards Bengaluru were stopped. Federation of Farmers’ Associations Kurubur Shanthkumar warned of a larger agitation. “ In Telangana, hundreds of people chanting “Jai Jawan Jai Kisan” hit the streets in Hyderabad. Organised by the All India Kisan Sangharsh Coordination Committee, the rally comprised participants from the Left par
Rashtriya Kisan Mazdoor Sangathan withdraws from farmers protest ANI | Updated: Jan 27, 2021 18:15 IST
New Delhi [India], January 27 (ANI): The Rashtriya Kisan Mazdoor Sangathan (RKMS) on Wednesday withdrew from the farmers protest on the borders of the national capital against the Centre s farm laws.
Addressing a press conference at the Ghazipur border, convener of the Sangathan, VM Singh said that they cannot carry the protest forward with people whose direction is different.
The decision came a day after violence in Delhi during the tractor march carried out by farmer unions. We can t carry forward a protest with someone whose direction is not with the issue. I wish them the best but VM Singh and Rashtriya Kisan Mazdoor Sangathan are withdrawing from this protest right away. This is the decision of Rashtriya Kisan Mazdoor Sangathan and not of the AIKSCC (All India Kisan Sangharsh Coordination Committee). This is the decision of VM S