On Wednesday, farmer groups demanded that the Narendra Modi government in the Center convene a special session of Parliament to repeal the three agricultural reform laws.
Farmers were addressing the press at the Delhi-Haryana border in Singhu.
“As long as the demand to repeal the laws is not met, we will intensify the fighting on the Delhi borders and strangle the city of Delhi,” said Darshan Pal, president of the Krantikari Kisan Union, representing the joint farmers. In front, the Samyukt Kisan Morcha.
“We don’t want to have any clause-by-clause discussion with the government about these laws. We have already provided a ten page document detailing our objections to the laws. Our demand is that the laws are completely repealed, ”said Pal.
“The government is trying to divide the peasant movement, but we will not allow that to happen. We have all agreed to fight under the joint banner of the Samyukt Kisan Morcha. This is not just a fight of Punjab farmers, but of farmers across the country.
“We have also met with Rakesh Tikait from the Bharatiya Kisan Union-Tikait group, and he has also agreed to fight together with us,” Pal said.
(Priscilla Jebaraj Entries)
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