With ‘Modi govt in no mood to talk’, farmers to resume Delhi Chalo march today: Top 10 updates
- Farmer leader Sarwan Singh Pandher announced a march of 101 farmers to Delhi on December 8 if talks with the government do not occur.
Farmers' Delhi Chalo march will resume today i.e. on Decmber 8. A 'Jattha' of 101 farmers will march towards Delhi today at 12 noon. Earlier on Friday, the security forces had used tear gas shelling to disperse the protestors after the farmers launched the march. Several farmers were reportedly injured during the protest, prompting the farmer leaders to call off the march for the day.
The protesting farmers have been demanding a legal guarantee or MSP on crops from the central government. The Delhi Chalo march will reume today after Punjab farmer leader Sarwan Singh Pandher stated on Friday that if the government did not engage in talks, they would continue the march.
Here are 10 points to know
1. Farmer leader Sarwan Singh Pandher expressed his disappointment and said that the central government is unwilling to engage in talks with the farmers. We have not received any message from the Centre for holding talks. The (Narendra) Modi government is in no mood to hold talks," he said as quoted by PTI.
2. Pandher also criticised the government for allegedly deceiving the people with false promises. While speaking to ANI, he said, “Why are farmers, who are simply walking being treated too brutally? To relieve the anger, they (govt) are giving false promises of MSP (Minimum Support Price), that they will give. But our task is not just about giving MSP alone, but that after announcing MSP you don't buy the crops from mandis. Our demand is getting the crops to be bought and Shivraj Chouhan should not deceive the people.”
3. Pandher also called out farmers of Punjab to oppose entry of Haryana CM Nayab Singh Saini and Union Minister Nitin Gadkari as they are likely to visit Amritsair today. H said, “The protest of Kisan Mazdoor Morcha and Samyukta Kisan Morcha (non-political) have entered the 300th day. But the central government is still adamant...Another big announcement we made was that we will oppose the entry of BJP leaders in Punjab. We are not sure but we have heard that Saini (Haryana CM Nayab Singh Saini) and Gadkari (Union Minister Nitin Gadkari) are going to Amritsar. We call out the farmers of Punjab to oppose their entry into the state...”
4. On Saturday, he also urged the Government and Parliament to hold a discussion over the farmers issue. With the ruling party, he also slammed the opposition and said, “Parliament is our temple of democracy and we want discussion on farmers issues. In parliament, neither the government nor the opposition raised our issues about how central forces behaved mercilessly at the Shambhu border."
5. Video shared by ANI showed police puting up barricades put up at the Shambhu Border.
6. On Saturday, Punjab Minister of Social Justice, Baljit Kaur, criticized the Centre for holding it responsible for the ongoing farmers' 'Dilli Chalo' protest march. He told ANI that , "All the demands of the farmers are related to the central government, not the state government."
7. Rakesh Tikait also called for unity among farmers and said that the formation of multiple farmer organisations has resulted in land acquisitions where the prices are not increasing and the reason for the exploitation of farmers today is because they are divided.
8. Speaking to the media, Tikati said, "There are many farmers' organisations that have come up, resulting in land acquisitions where the prices are not increasing, and the circle rates are stagnant. When farmers protest, the police imprison them. A repressive policy by the government is in effect. We are divided, so we are being exploited."
9. Farmers, gathered under the banner of the Samyukta Kisan Morcha (non-political) and the Kisan Mazdoor Morcha, had earlier announced a foot march to the national capital seeking a legal guarantee for minimum support price of crops, and over their several other demands. Besides the MSP, farmers are demanding a farm debt waiver, pension for farmers and farm labourers, no hike in electricity tariff, withdrawal of police cases and "justice" for the victims of the 2021 Lakhimpur Kheri violence.
10. Reinstatement of the Land Acquisition Act, 2013, and compensation to the families of the farmers who died during a previous agitation in 2020-21, are also two of their demands.
(With inputs from agencies)
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