Massive farmers' protest at Chandigarh's Sector 43 to mark five years of ‘Delhi Chalo’ march
PTC News Desk: The Samyukt Kisan Morcha along with several other farmer organisations trade union movement and the agriculture workers movement are holding country-wide demonstration at the Dussehra Ground in Sector-43, Chandigarh to mark five years of 'Delhi Chalo' march. The SKM is an umbrella body of farmer organisations that led the 2020-21 protests.
Over 10,000 farmers are expected to be in attendance in Chandigarh, New Delhi and other capitals as it is going to be a nation-wide agitation. The farmers have been allotted Sector 43 Dussehra Ground to converge for a day-long gathering.
The 'Delhi Chalo' march was held in 2020 to oppose three anti-farmer laws which were later repealed. The laws prompted a sit-in by farmers at Delhi borders for over a year.
Meanwhile, Chandigarh Traffic Police had issued an advisory announcing major traffic restrictions in view of a large-scale farmers’ protest scheduled to be held at the Dussehra Ground in Sector-43. The demonstration has been called by farmer unions under the banner of the Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM), with an anticipated gathering of nearly 10,000 participants from around 30 organisations.
According to the authorities, several key road stretches will remain diverted or restricted to ensure security and crowd management. The advisory states that traffic movement on Jan Marg will be diverted from Kajheri Chowk (Sector 42/43–52/53) to Sector 42/43 small chowk and up to Attawa Chowk (Sector 35/36/42/43).
Legal MSP key demand:
The protest has been called to reiterate demands for legal guarantee for MSP. The Samyukt Kisan Morcha has also prepared a memorandum addressing President Murmu, seeking a law to enforce MSP, based on Swaminathan formula. The farmers are expected to submit the memorandum at the state and district level after the demonstration.
- With inputs from agencies
