Vibha sharma
Tribune news service
New Delhi, November 30
Jathebandis on the Singhu border said Monday that they will continue to maintain their position at the borders.
Their stance on the three laws, the ordinance and the energy law is “non-negotiable”, they said, asking Prime Minister Narendra Modi to listen to farmers ‘maan ki baat’ or the government “will have to pay dearly.”
“Our only demand is that these laws be withdrawn … it is non-negotiable and we will make sure it happens,” added leaders of several Kisan Sangathan, at a press conference on the Singhu border.
“So far no formal invitation meeting has been sent for December 1,” they said, adding that they will go to the meeting but with the conditions that have been set.
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Farmers also received support from transporter associations and khap panchayats in Haryana.
It is like “muh main ram ram bagal main churi”, said the peasant leaders, calling the BJP “authoritarian, fascist”.
It is not an upheaval from Punjab but from the whole country, they said.
“They are still talking on the phone but there has been no communication on the phone … that’s why we say ‘muh main ram ram bagal main churi … (Interior Minister) Amit Shah has said that we will speak, but they will speak unconditionally,” They said. in response to whether they will go to dialogue with the central government.
Criticizing the government for claiming that farmers are being misled and that it is an ‘arthiyas’ agitation, Sanyukt Kisan Morcha leader Yogendra Yadav said it is now “exposed.”
“Farmers in Punjab have taken the lead, but farmers across the country are taking part in this upheaval,” he said.
Punjab’s 130 organizations meet every day and Sanyukt Kisan Morcha is coordinating this agitation, Yadav said, criticizing the government for calling it “leaderless” agitation.
The same organizations had challenged Amarinder Singh’s government, he said he called it a “lie” that it was being pushed by Congress.
“We want to tell Narendra Modi that if they (the government) think that if they linger for too long our resolve will weaken, let me tell them … and this is our warning … we may have to take a harder step” said Gurnam Singh Charuni
Prime Minister Narendra Modi was the subject of widespread criticism from peasant leaders, who called on him to “stop doing petty politics and stop doing communal politics.”
“Our PM says something but does something else. He is selling the country to companies, ”said Balbir Singh Rajewal, urging compatriots to participate in peaceful unrest.
“Those who want to stay in Burari can. They must ensure that cleanliness is ensured in Burari. We have resolved that we are ready to die from the crown but we are not willing to withdraw, “they said.
