Farmers at Ghazipur border protest site. (File image used for representation)
NEW DELHI: Taking note of the high-level meeting of BJP on farmers’ protests, umbrella body of the farmers unions opposed to the central farm laws, Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM), on Wednesday said the ruling party was trying its best to counter the farmers movement instead of working on resolving the issue.
“It is clear that instead of resolving the ongoing struggle (on farmers’ demands), the BJP is trying its best to counter and destroy it (movement),” said Darshan Pal, leader of the SKM, ahead of the Morcha’s four-hour nationwide ‘Rail Roko’ (rail blockade) programme scheduled for Thursday (12 noon to 4 pm).
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They claimed on Friday that over 10,000 farmers participated in ‘mahapanchayats’ in Bilari and Bahadurgarh.
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Farmers during the Kishan Mahapanchayat against the new Farm Laws at Shamli in Uttar Pradesh. (Photo | Shekhar Yadav, EPS) By PTI
NEW DELHI: The Samyukta Kisan Morcha, body of farmer unions leading the protest against the new farm laws, claimed on Friday that over 10,000 farmers participated in ‘mahapanchayats’ in Bilari and Bahadurgarh.
“The impressive series of farmer mahapanchayats continue to unfold in a massive outpour of support. Today, tens of thousands of farmers participated in Bilari and Bahadurgarh mahapanchayats,” it said in a statement.