Sukhdev Singh
Journal, 8 December
The incident was condemned by Kirti Kisan Union in a packed meeting held in Panjgari Nijran, a village near here today, in protest against the harassment of farmers by the Center and Haryana government at the Shambhu barrier against the farmers who were going peacefully under the program of reaching Delhi for farmers’ demands. A protest was held.
State Secretary Dhanwant Singh Khataray Kalan said that it is absolutely legitimate for farmers to protest for their demands and it is highly condemnable to stop the roads by using tear gas shells and wires on the peacefully going farmers. He said that if the government does not want to allow the farmers to protest, then the demands of the farmers should be implemented immediately. They demanded that MSP should be given on each crop, Rs 10,000 per month pension should be given to the head of the farmer’s family, canal water should be brought to the farm of each farmer, trade should be opened with Pakistan through Wagah and other border routes, villages The smart meters introduced by Power Com should be stopped and the entire debt of the farmers should be waived off. Kabal Singh Chhina, Amrik Singh Sangatpura, Harpal Singh Chhina and Sucha Singh were present on this occasion.
Nawanshahr (Lajwant Singh): Kirti Kisan Union has strongly condemned the police repression on farmers. The district president of the organization Surinder Singh Bains and the state committee member Bhupinder Singh Waraich said that by sealing the remaining borders of Punjab including Shambhu and Riyana, the central and Haryana governments of BJP are in a way creating an unfortunate feeling of alienation among the farmers of Punjab. are The repression by the central and state governments is not only tantamount to treating the farmers as citizens of an enemy country, but is indicative of an authoritarian tendency to crush their democratic and constitutional right to struggle. They have demanded from the central and state governments to stop the oppression of the farmers who are peacefully marching towards Delhi and struggling against the acquisition of land at Lelewala. And the pending demands of the farmers including the legal guarantee of MSP should be implemented.
Kirti Kisan Union meeting
Tarn Taran (Gurbakhshapuri): The district unit of Kirti Kisan Union held a meeting here today and insisted on meeting the demands of the farmers. District president Nachhatar Singh Mugalchak Singh and secretary Satpal Singh Nathoke addressed the meeting. The speakers condemned the use of lathi charge and tear gas by the BJP government of Haryana on the farmers marching on foot towards Delhi. The leaders said that by sealing the borders with Haryana including Shambhu of Punjab, the Central and Haryana governments have treated the farmers of Punjab like citizens of enemy countries. He said that the organization demands that the oppression of the farmers who are marching peacefully on foot should be stopped and the demands of the farmers should be accepted and implemented with the legal guarantee of MSP.