Repeal farm laws: 11 Oppn parties
In a joint statement on Thursday, leaders of 11 Opposition parties demanded repeal of the three farm laws. They also termed the allegations levelled by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who has accused the parties of lying to the farmers, as “baseless”, stating that such accusations were a “complete travesty of truth”.
Helipad dug up, Dushyant’s visit off
Deputy CM Dushyant Chautala’s visit to the Uchana Kalan segment in Jind was cancelled after protesters dug up a helipad on the school premises where his helicopter was to land. TNS
Farmer unions rejected the letter terming it yet another “delaying tactic” by the government. Leaders of various unions will hold a meeting tomorrow to decide the further course of action. They want a written assurance on the MSP “even though that is not a part of the three laws”.
Punjab farmers step up stir against Reliance, snap power supply to Jio towers
Farmers owing allegiance to different farmers’ unions have shut the power supply to several Jio towers in Nawanshahr, Ferozepur, Mansa, Barnala, Fazilka, Patiala and Moga districts in last three days. Updated: December 25, 2020 8:36:09 am
Video grab of farmers cutting the power supply to a Jio tower
After staging protests outside the petrol pumps and retail outlets of Reliance, the farmers in Punjab protesting against the three central agri laws, stepping up their agitation have now started disconnecting the power supply to Jio mobile towers disrupting the telecom giant’s services in several parts of the state.
In bid to draw support, Punjab farm leaders begin travelling to other states
Jagmohan Singh Patiala, general secretary of BKU (Dakaunda), said, “I am going to Patna on December 29 as a mega protest rally is being organised by many farmer organisations of Bihar on that day. Updated: December 25, 2020 8:06:10 am
As part of the plan, Satbir Singh, the state general secretary of the Kirti Kisan Union (KKU), Punjab, was in Mumbai on Tuesday. (File)
Farmer leaders from Punjab protesting at Delhi borders have started travelling to different parts of the country from the dharna site to connect them to the ongoing agitation. Protesting unions now plan to take the agitation to 20 states covering nearly 500 districts by December end, the All India Kisan Sangharsh Coordination Committee (AIKSCC) has claimed.
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Ruchika M Khanna
Chandigarh, December 23
“We (farmer unions) have united for a cause and the cause is much bigger than any union or leader. It is the cause of saving the agrarian sector, by stopping the government from giving our economic rights to corporates,” says Jagmohan Singh Patiala, general secretary, Bhartyia Kisan Union (Dakaunda).
Leaders of each of these 32 unions, whether big or small, set aside personal biases and egos to come together as a team every day. Each day, they meet in the afternoon and each and every aspect of the ongoing stir the current stage, the formal and “informal” proposals by the Centre and the further course of agitation is discussed threadbare. These issues are then discussed with the BKU Charuni leadership and later in the meetings of Sanjha Kisan Morcha.