One group of ex-babus asks farmers to continue their stir, another cautions them against it
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Last Updated: Mar 11, 2021, 05:16 PM IST
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Former UP Director General of Police Sulkhan Singh said the Centre and state government have taken several steps in the recent past to help farmers join the mainstream and contribute to the development of the nation while benefiting from the government s farmer-friendly policies.
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A group of retired bureaucrats from Uttar Pradesh Thursday appealed to farmers protesting against the three central farm reform laws to end their agitation saying the laws are in their interest. The retired bureaucrats, including former UP Chief Secretary Atul Gupta, also appealed to the farmers not to be misled by any misinformation campaign unleashed by some vested interests against the farm laws .
Trust deficit, difference of opinion hit farmers protest
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At the Singhu border, the first protest camp is of Punjab-based Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee (KMSC) of Satnam Singh Pannu, the organisation which has been blamed for deviating from the parade route. It led the rail roko movement last September. Even after other unions decided to let passenger trains to operate, KMSC continued to block the tracks.
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The farmer leaders put the blame on Satnam Singh Pannu (not in picture), leader of the KMSC, for the violence in Delhi during the tractor rally
New Delhi: Differences and lack of trust among farmers’ unions have made it difficult for them to manage the narrative and the protest at Delhi’s borders. Though the unions have kept a distance from political parties, differences between the unions have posed a problem for them.