Farmer leaders have now announced to postpone the ‘Delhi Chalo’ march till 29th February.
They have also announced that they will take out a candle march on Saturday and burn the effigy of the central government on 26th February.
Protesting farmers at the Punjab-Haryana border held an important meeting on Friday evening to discuss the next step in their agitation. The decision was taken by the United Kisan Morcha (Non-Political) and Kisan Mazdoor Morcha (KMM) after the meeting.
Farmer leaders had on Wednesday stopped the ‘Delhi Chalo’ march for two days after a protestor was killed and around 12 policemen were injured in a clash in Khanauri.
Now the same date has been extended further. Farmer leader Sarwan Singh Pandher said that the farmers have decided to stop the Delhi Chalo march till February 29. He said that further strategy will be announced on February 29.
Meanwhile, SKM (non-political) leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal said that on Saturday, farmers will take out a candle march to pay tribute to all the martyrs on the deaths during the protests and condolence meetings will be organized across the country.
farmers program
24 February- In the evening, candle marches will be taken out across the country to pay tribute to the death of 21-year-old farmer Shubhakaran Singh and three other farmers.
25 February: Farmers will be made aware of the policies of the World Trade Organization at Shambhu and Khanauri borders.
26 February: WTO effigies will be burnt in villages across the country and after 3 pm, effigies will be burnt on both the borders.
27 February: The National Committee of SKM (Non-Political) and Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Samiti will meet on both the borders and their joint meeting will be held the next day.
Farmers celebrated Black Day
SKM observed Black Day on Friday and burnt effigies of BJP leaders in protest against Haryana Police’s action against protesting farmers camping at two places on the state border. SKM had called for observing Black Day to express condolences to farmer Shubhakaran Singh, who was killed in the violence between Haryana Police and Punjab farmers. Bharti Kisan Union (Ekta Ugrahan) on Friday said it protested at 47 places in 17 districts of Punjab to protest against Singh’s death.
Police released tear gas shells
Police on Friday fired tear gas shells to disperse farmers heading towards the Khanauri border point of Punjab and Haryana. The farmers were going from Khedi Chopta village on Hisar-Narnaund road towards Khanauri border when the police fired tear gas shells.
Petition filed in Supreme Court in farmers protest case
A petition has been filed in the Supreme Court on Friday demanding an order to the Central Government to consider the reasonable demands of the farmers. The petition has also accused the central and state governments of violating the rights of the farmers who are protesting peacefully.
The petition claims that the Center and some states have issued warnings after farmers’ organizations called for protests demanding a legal guarantee of minimum support price (MSP) for their crops and implementation of the Swaminathan Committee recommendations. And the borders of Delhi have been fortified.
Let us tell you that thousands of farmers are stuck at Khanauri and Shambhu border of Punjab-Haryana with their tractor-trolleys and trucks for their various demands including legal guarantee of Minimum Support Price (MSP) for crops and farm loan waiver.