New Delhi: united sikhs, an advocacy organization affiliated with United Nations, appreciated by Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM), an umbrella organization of 32 farmer bodies, is leading the protest at the borders of New Delhi.
SKM commends United Sikhs for “protecting civil and human rights of protesting” farmers, and also to provide them legal aid”.
SKM’s legal panel convenor Prem Singh Bhangu thanked United Sikhs and said that United Sikhs has been providing a lot of help to SKM since November 2020 when the protests started on the borders of Delhi.
“Since then United Sikhs are sitting here and providing all possible help to the Morcha,” he said. I hope that in future also, when the need arises in the courts, when chargesheets are filed against farmers, United Sikhs will be part of SKM’s legal team,” Bhangu said.
SKM Convenor held a meeting with United Sikh Director Parvinder Singh Last week at the camp office of the organization set up at a front site on the Delhi border. Both United Sikhs and SKM have entered into an agreement to work together.
Bhangu had already cleared up the alleged misunderstanding about the role of the United Sikhs in providing legal aid. In a message posted on its Twitter handle on 9 June, the SKM had said, “We appreciate and welcome the United Sikh Global NGO affiliated to the UN, for their assistance to farmers’ protest, their affairs.” To continue their commitment to spend the legal aid fund for. After the 26 January incident”.
“His legal work should be recognized. Earlier there was some misunderstanding which has been cleared,” the message was added.
In last week’s meeting with the director of United Sikhs, Bhangoo reiterated, “The funds collected by United Sikhs for legal aid to farmers have been properly utilized by the SKM.”
“We have already held two meetings, in the near future we will form a joint team of advocates made up of United Sikhs, SKM and other stakeholders working in the area,” he said.
In addition to legal aid, United Sikhs, a non-profit (NGO) international organization, is providing food and medical relief to protesting farmers, who have called for the repeal of three agricultural laws passed by the Indian government as “antagonistic”. are demanding. Farmers” in September 2020.
Since September 2020, when protests began in Punjab, United Sikhs has provided tons of food, medicine, housing and oxygen cylinders and concentrators and has also met the daily sanitation needs of protesting farmers.
After 26 January (Republic Day), when farmers marched in Delhi, a large number of farmers have not reported back, nor reached home, United Sikhs stood with the SKM and set up a 24X7 hotline, But inquiry was received. Families of missing persons.
Thereafter the hospital and police stations were contacted to trace and track down the FIR and the families of the victims. Habeas Corpus petitions were filed. United Sikhs also distributed sanitation kits to the farmers lodged in the jails.
“While charge sheets are filed against the farmers, the SKM along with the legal team are ready to take up the cases of joint Sikh litigation. Also, we will stand for any kind of legal aid for protesting farmers,” said United Sikhs director Parvinder Singh.
SKM commends United Sikhs for “protecting civil and human rights of protesting” farmers, and also to provide them legal aid”.
SKM’s legal panel convenor Prem Singh Bhangu thanked United Sikhs and said that United Sikhs has been providing a lot of help to SKM since November 2020 when the protests started on the borders of Delhi.
“Since then United Sikhs are sitting here and providing all possible help to the Morcha,” he said. I hope that in future also, when the need arises in the courts, when chargesheets are filed against farmers, United Sikhs will be part of SKM’s legal team,” Bhangu said.
SKM Convenor held a meeting with United Sikh Director Parvinder Singh Last week at the camp office of the organization set up at a front site on the Delhi border. Both United Sikhs and SKM have entered into an agreement to work together.
Bhangu had already cleared up the alleged misunderstanding about the role of the United Sikhs in providing legal aid. In a message posted on its Twitter handle on 9 June, the SKM had said, “We appreciate and welcome the United Sikh Global NGO affiliated to the UN, for their assistance to farmers’ protest, their affairs.” To continue their commitment to spend the legal aid fund for. After the 26 January incident”.
“His legal work should be recognized. Earlier there was some misunderstanding which has been cleared,” the message was added.
In last week’s meeting with the director of United Sikhs, Bhangoo reiterated, “The funds collected by United Sikhs for legal aid to farmers have been properly utilized by the SKM.”
“We have already held two meetings, in the near future we will form a joint team of advocates made up of United Sikhs, SKM and other stakeholders working in the area,” he said.
In addition to legal aid, United Sikhs, a non-profit (NGO) international organization, is providing food and medical relief to protesting farmers, who have called for the repeal of three agricultural laws passed by the Indian government as “antagonistic”. are demanding. Farmers” in September 2020.
Since September 2020, when protests began in Punjab, United Sikhs has provided tons of food, medicine, housing and oxygen cylinders and concentrators and has also met the daily sanitation needs of protesting farmers.
After 26 January (Republic Day), when farmers marched in Delhi, a large number of farmers have not reported back, nor reached home, United Sikhs stood with the SKM and set up a 24X7 hotline, But inquiry was received. Families of missing persons.
Thereafter the hospital and police stations were contacted to trace and track down the FIR and the families of the victims. Habeas Corpus petitions were filed. United Sikhs also distributed sanitation kits to the farmers lodged in the jails.
“While charge sheets are filed against the farmers, the SKM along with the legal team are ready to take up the cases of joint Sikh litigation. Also, we will stand for any kind of legal aid for protesting farmers,” said United Sikhs director Parvinder Singh.
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