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Amid rise in cases, migrant labourers arrive at Jalandhar to board a train for their hometown BATHINDA: Expressing concern about unwanted migration of labourers and workers from big cities to their native places, Sanyukta Kisan Morcha on Tuesday urged them not to endanger their lives and come to the protest sites at the Delhi borders. “As long as farmer protests are going on, the migrant workers can join the protest sites where farmers and social welfare organizations will make arrangements for shelter and food for all of them. With this, they can also participate in the fight and make it a common struggle against the government,” the kisan morcha said. ....
Protest in Amritsar (PTI photo) BATHINDA: Farmers protesting against the three contentious farm laws completed 200 days on Sunday, but a newer and a bigger challenge confronts them now saving activists from the onslaught of second and more severe Covid-19 wave. Despite the steady increase in active caseload for over a month now, farmers and farm outfits have no plan to vacate the protest sites and are determined to continue on the path of confrontation. One of the largest farm organisations of Punjab, BKU (Ekta Ugrahan), has given a call for farmers to join protests in large numbers on April 21. Haryana farmers have also given an ultimatum of closing down Bahadurgarh toll plaza on April 21. ....
Farmers Determined To Continue Protest Against Farm Laws Despite Covid Surge While most farmer leaders claim there are no reports of Covid-19 cases at protest sites, Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) leader Rakesh Tikait has reiterated his refusal to move out. File photo Jayanta Bhattacharya 2021-04-19T15:22:52+05:30 Farmers Determined To Continue Protest Against Farm Laws Despite Covid Surge outlookindia.com 2021-04-19T16:32:45+05:30 Also read Farmers protesting over Centre’s three new agricultural laws intend to continue their sit-in protests at Delhi borders despite the sharp rise in Covid-19 cases. While most farmer leaders claim there are no reports of Covid-19 cases at protest sites, Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) leader Rakesh Tikait has reiterated his refusal to move out. ....
Bengal Elections 2021: Civil Society Initiatives Calling For ‘No Vote To BJP’ Gain Momentum Two leaders of Samyukta Kisan Morcha, which is spearheading the movement against three farm laws in north India, have joined the event Twitter: laisawb Snigdhendu Bhattacharya 2021-03-10T15:32:42+05:30 Bengal Elections 2021: Civil Society Initiatives Calling For ‘No Vote To BJP’ Gain Momentum outlookindia.com 2021-03-10T15:39:00+05:30 Also read Two separate civil society initiatives calling for voting against the BJP is gaining momentum as the state Assembly elections inch forth. One of the organisations, “Bengal against Fascist BJP-RSS”, is holding a public rally in Kolkata where supporters and organisers of this programme in different districts have also joined. ....
Murder convict to farmer protests leader: How people power propels Manjit Singh Dhaner The Punjabi farmer-activist was twice pardoned under public pressure. 11 Jan, 2021 Not long ago, farmer-activist Manjit Singh Dhaner, 64, was sentenced to life imprisonment in a murder case. Today, he is a free man, leading the farmer protests from pillar 805 at Tikri on Delhiâs border. Dhaner, senior vice president of the farmer association Bharti Kisan Union Ekta Dakaunda, was twice pardoned in spite of the Supreme Court upholding his sentence. For 47 days starting in September 2019, over 3,000 people sat outside the Barnala jail, where Dhaner was lodged, during the day, and about 500 of them slept in tents at night. They were served langar, rain or shine. The protest, mobilised by 42 farmer unions under the umbrella of Sangharsh Committee for Manjit Dhaner, forced Punjabâs government to accede to their demand to pardon the leader, not once but twice. ....