New Delhi: Farmers’ mobilization to protest against the new agricultural laws is in full swing for a nationwide strike on Monday and their presence at the Singhu protest site on the Delhi-Haryana border has increased ahead of schedule.Bharat Bandh‘.
Although their numbers, as explained by farmers, may drop slightly during the peak harvest season from late October to mid-November, they will return after the sowing of rabi (winter sown) crops, and A large number of protest sites will be there to see one- the year of their agitation at the Singhu border on November 26.
The Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM) – The joint forum of farm unions, who have been protesting since November last year, has called for a nationwide strike on Monday and appealed to workers, traders, transporters, traders, students, youth and women of all organizations to participate voluntarily. Is. That day from 6 am to 4 pm.
Considering the support of political parties including Congress and trade unions, the scheduled ‘bandh’ is expected to be wider than the previous one as this time, agricultural groups in states beyond Punjab appear to be more organized, Haryana, western UP and parts of Rajasthan.
Farmers gear up for ‘India’ Close’, he said on Saturday, adding that he is determined not to leave the site until the government accepts his demand to repeal the three central agricultural laws.
“We will not leave the place until the government withdraws the law. Never mind if we have to stay here for another year,” said Sukhdev Singh, elderly farmer of Sahbana village of Ludhiana district in Punjab. He is at the Singhu Border picket site for the last 10 months.
Asked when will he go back after talks between farmer leaders and the government in the standoff in January as there is no solution to the issue, he said, “Hum jeet ke hi jayega (we will go only after victory). ) )”.
Every farmer TOI spoke to at the protest site shows similar determination as their numbers continue to grow and the road covered by them on the highways is getting longer.
Doesn’t this affect their agricultural work? Rajdeep Singh, a young farmer from Amritsar district, said, “We are joining the protest one by one. I am here while my father and other family members are in the village to look after the farming operations. I will go back during harvest season. But then my father and other villagers will join the protest.”
The SKM has appealed for the closure of all government and private offices, educational and other institutions, shops, industries and commercial establishments, public events and gatherings during the 10-hour ‘bandh’ on Monday.
“Public and private transport will also remain closed during this period. All emergency establishments including hospitals, medical stores, relief and rescue operations and those visiting essential services and personal emergencies will be exempted. Needless to stress, the bandh will be implemented in a voluntary and peaceful manner,” the SKM said in a statement.
Although their numbers, as explained by farmers, may drop slightly during the peak harvest season from late October to mid-November, they will return after the sowing of rabi (winter sown) crops, and A large number of protest sites will be there to see one- the year of their agitation at the Singhu border on November 26.
The Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM) – The joint forum of farm unions, who have been protesting since November last year, has called for a nationwide strike on Monday and appealed to workers, traders, transporters, traders, students, youth and women of all organizations to participate voluntarily. Is. That day from 6 am to 4 pm.
Considering the support of political parties including Congress and trade unions, the scheduled ‘bandh’ is expected to be wider than the previous one as this time, agricultural groups in states beyond Punjab appear to be more organized, Haryana, western UP and parts of Rajasthan.
Farmers gear up for ‘India’ Close’, he said on Saturday, adding that he is determined not to leave the site until the government accepts his demand to repeal the three central agricultural laws.
“We will not leave the place until the government withdraws the law. Never mind if we have to stay here for another year,” said Sukhdev Singh, elderly farmer of Sahbana village of Ludhiana district in Punjab. He is at the Singhu Border picket site for the last 10 months.
Asked when will he go back after talks between farmer leaders and the government in the standoff in January as there is no solution to the issue, he said, “Hum jeet ke hi jayega (we will go only after victory). ) )”.
Every farmer TOI spoke to at the protest site shows similar determination as their numbers continue to grow and the road covered by them on the highways is getting longer.
Doesn’t this affect their agricultural work? Rajdeep Singh, a young farmer from Amritsar district, said, “We are joining the protest one by one. I am here while my father and other family members are in the village to look after the farming operations. I will go back during harvest season. But then my father and other villagers will join the protest.”
The SKM has appealed for the closure of all government and private offices, educational and other institutions, shops, industries and commercial establishments, public events and gatherings during the 10-hour ‘bandh’ on Monday.
“Public and private transport will also remain closed during this period. All emergency establishments including hospitals, medical stores, relief and rescue operations and those visiting essential services and personal emergencies will be exempted. Needless to stress, the bandh will be implemented in a voluntary and peaceful manner,” the SKM said in a statement.
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