Farmers postpone parliamentary march on February 1 | India News

NEW DELHI / BATHINDA: One day after the violence during the tractor parade shook the capital, agricultural unions agitating for the repeal of the new central agricultural laws postponed their ‘Marcha Sansad’ (march towards Parliament) scheduled for budget day on February 1 and decided instead to hold a one-day fast on “martyrs day” on January 30, the anniversary of the death of Mahatma Gandhi.
The unions alleged that Tuesday’s violence occurred as a result of the “Center conspiring with the Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee (led by Satnam Singh Pannu) and certain individuals, including the actor linked to BJP-RSS Deep sidhu, to defame the movement ”. Balbir Singh Rajewal from Sanyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM) said: “We will expose the conspiracy angle As the Delhi Police forced the protesters to head towards the Red Fort. ”
He alleged that the police simply left the Red Fort police post and gave the hooligans hours to fight their way under a conspiracy. “Deep Sidhu also made its presence felt at Red Fort,” Rajewal said. the union leadersHowever, he did not present any evidence of alleged police complicity.

Before addressing the media, the unions discussed the violent incidents and the leaders felt that the Center had been “shaken” by the unrest. It was also said that when agricultural organizations announced the January 26 program, elements such as Deep Sidhu and KMSC tried to torpedo the upheaval. It was claimed that KMSC announced a march on Ring Road.
“Since we as members of the SKM made the call for the parade, we take moral responsibility for the incidents that occurred on Republic Day,” said Yogendra Yadav of Jai Kisan Andolan. He said: “We have not canceled the ‘Sansad March’. We just postponed it. It will take place later. Our movement will continue until our core demands are met (repeal of agricultural laws and legal guarantee for MSP) ”.
Morcha leaders called for a social boycott of Deep Sidhu and called the Red Fort incident an act of sacrilege. Asked about the FIRs registered against him by the Delhi police, leader of BKU (Tikait) Rakesh tikait He said this was normal during a move like that. “It will not prevent us from strengthening our protests,” he said.
Morcha leaders also claimed that only 10% of the farmers in the movement became rebellious and deviated from the designated route, mainly at the behest of the KMSC and certain individuals, while 90% others stuck to their designated route and They participated in the parade in a peaceful manner.