Farmer Protest: Tractor march announced by the United Farmers’ Front on the occasion of Republic Day


New Delhi, January 12 The Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM) has called for a tractor march across the country on January 26 and demanded that Prime Minister Narendra Modi hold talks with farmers on their demands. This statement of the United Kisan Morcha comes amid growing concerns regarding the health of Kisan leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal, who is on a death fast for the past 48 days.

Jagjit Singh Dallewal, Convener of the United Kisan Morcha (Non-Political) has been on a hunger strike since November 26 last year on the Khanuri border of Punjab and Haryana to meet various demands of the farmers, including a legal guarantee of minimum support price (MSP) for crops. are on

In a statement issued here, the United Farmers’ Front announced that a meeting will be held on Monday for a joint struggle on demands including scrapping the draft National Policy on MSP and Agricultural Marketing. SKM said in a statement, “SKM invites farmers to march tractors, vehicles, motorcycles across the country on the 76th Republic Day on January 26 at the district and tehsil levels.” “Farmers will march with these demands that the Prime Minister should immediately call a meeting to discuss farmers’ issues with all farmers’ organizations and save Jagjit Singh Dallewal’s life.” -News-Patiala

Dallewal appeals to religious leaders to put pressure on the Centre

Patiala/Patdar (Sarbjit Singh Bhangu/Gurnam Singh Chauhan): Farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal has written a letter to the religious leaders on behalf of the United Kisan Morcha and the United Kisan Morcha (Non-Political) urging them to put pressure on the center and resolve the farmers’ issues. According to the information, this letter under his signature has been written to Mr. Akal Takht along with Shahi Imam and the heads of Joshi Mutt. Saints, dignitaries and religious leaders have been urged to put pressure on the central government to fulfill the farmers’ demands. In the letter, he said that Dallewal has been fasting for 48 days to ensure the fulfillment of dozens of other demands, including the MSP guarantee law. Meanwhile, the death of farmer Shubkaran Singh due to bullet injury has also been mentioned. Dallewal said that in the report given by the Parliament’s Standing Committee on Agriculture, the MSP Guarantee Law has also been recommended. It includes 31 MPs from all political parties.

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