Farmers’ agitation against farm laws completes 300 days on September 22
The ongoing farmers’ agitation against the three farm laws completed 300 days on Wednesday. In a statement, the Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM) said the movement was a testimony to the will and determination of lakhs of farmers, who have been protesting over the farm laws at the Delhi borders since November 26, 2020.
The Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM) said it had been 300 days since the farmers' agitation against the farm laws.
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The SKM has called for 'Bharat Bandh' on September 27, for which preparations are in full swing. According to the statement, workers’ unions, trade unions, employees’ and students’ unions, women’s organisations, transporters’ associations etc are being roped in for the bandh.
Meanwhile, BKU (Charuni) chief Gurnam Singh, while addressing the kisan mahapanchayat, said the farmers sitting at the Delhi borders would not budge till the farm laws were repealed. "Stop dreaming of opening the borders," said Charuni while addressing the mahapanchayat at Kurukshetra's Ismailabad.
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Farmer leader Ravi Azad said the roads would not be opened till the farm laws were repealed. Earlier, the Haryana Government had formed a high-powered committee earlier this month to hold talks with the protesting farm union leaders over the clearing of blockade on National Highway-44 at the Kundli-Singhu border.
However, the farm union leaders did not attend the meeting called by the district administration at Sonipat last week.
-PTC News with inputs from agencies
