NEW DELHI: Farmers from 22 states will take part in a proposed protest outside Parliament from July 22 calling for abolition of controversial agricultural laws and legal guarantees. SME, the Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM) said on Thursday.
The umbrella body of over 40 farmer unions has planned that around 200 farmers will protest outside Parliament every day during the monsoon session. The leaders have not commented on whether they are allowed to demonstrate outside parliament, but have said the protest will be “peaceful”.
“The Samyukta Kisan Morcha’s call for Parliament march There has been an overwhelming and encouraging response from across the country from 22nd July to 13th August.”
Apart from Punjab and Haryana, a large number of farmers Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka, Andhra, Telangana, Odisha, West Bengal, Assam, Tripura, Manipur, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, MaharashtraSKM said, Gujarat, Bihar, Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh and Rajasthan will participate in the protests
The special march by women on 26th July and 9th August will see huge participation from all over India including North Eastern States.
“The MPs will see farmers from across India marching in a disciplined manner to Parliament to put forth their demands and make their voices heard,” the SKM said.
Extending their support to the farmers’ movement, Punjabi artists including Gul Panag, Amitoj Mann and Babbu Mann demonstrated for the protesters camping at the Singhu border on Thursday, the statement said.
He also appealed to the Indian citizens to increase their solidarity with the farmers’ movement.
“It is noteworthy that all sections of the country are coming out in support of farmers and it is unfortunate that the central government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi is unable to do justice to farmers and stand by them,” the statement said. ”
Thousands of farmers from across the country are agitating on Delhi borders against the three agriculture laws, claiming it will abolish the minimum support price system, leaving them at the mercy of big corporations.
More than 10 rounds of talks with the government, which is introducing laws on major agricultural reforms, have failed to break the deadlock between the two sides.
The umbrella body of over 40 farmer unions has planned that around 200 farmers will protest outside Parliament every day during the monsoon session. The leaders have not commented on whether they are allowed to demonstrate outside parliament, but have said the protest will be “peaceful”.
“The Samyukta Kisan Morcha’s call for Parliament march There has been an overwhelming and encouraging response from across the country from 22nd July to 13th August.”
Apart from Punjab and Haryana, a large number of farmers Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka, Andhra, Telangana, Odisha, West Bengal, Assam, Tripura, Manipur, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, MaharashtraSKM said, Gujarat, Bihar, Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh and Rajasthan will participate in the protests
The special march by women on 26th July and 9th August will see huge participation from all over India including North Eastern States.
“The MPs will see farmers from across India marching in a disciplined manner to Parliament to put forth their demands and make their voices heard,” the SKM said.
Extending their support to the farmers’ movement, Punjabi artists including Gul Panag, Amitoj Mann and Babbu Mann demonstrated for the protesters camping at the Singhu border on Thursday, the statement said.
He also appealed to the Indian citizens to increase their solidarity with the farmers’ movement.
“It is noteworthy that all sections of the country are coming out in support of farmers and it is unfortunate that the central government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi is unable to do justice to farmers and stand by them,” the statement said. ”
Thousands of farmers from across the country are agitating on Delhi borders against the three agriculture laws, claiming it will abolish the minimum support price system, leaving them at the mercy of big corporations.
More than 10 rounds of talks with the government, which is introducing laws on major agricultural reforms, have failed to break the deadlock between the two sides.
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