Farmers gathered at the Singhu border of New Delhi.
On Wednesday, the lead transport body, AIMTC, came forward in support of the farmers’ unrest and threatened to halt operations in northern India from December 8 if the government does not address community concerns. agricultural. The All India Motor Transport Congress (AIMTC) is the leading body for carriers, representing around 95 lakh from truckers and other entities.
The agitation of farmers against the three central agricultural laws entered today on the seventh day. Protesting farmer leaders have demanded a special session of Parliament to repeal the new farm laws and threatened to block other roads in the national capital if their demands are not met. “If the government does not meet our demands, we will have to take more action,” said farmer leader Gurnam Singh Chadoni while addressing a press conference in Delhi.
Meanwhile, Delhi’s Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal claimed today that the BJP-run Center was angry with him for not allowing the stadiums to be used as temporary prisons for farmers protesting against agricultural laws. At a press conference, Kejriwal also attacked Punjab’s Chief Minister Amarinder Singh, saying he was speaking “the language of BJP” by accusing him of “passing” three agricultural laws in Delhi. Last week, the AAP government had denied Delhi police permission to convert the city’s stadiums into temporary prisons.
“The Punjab CM accused me of passing the three black laws. How can you do such a humble policy at such a crucial time?” Kejriwal said. “Amarinder Singh had several opportunities to stop agricultural bills, but he did not do so.”
Farmers unions said the new laws would give “unregulated freedom to companies.”
Meanwhile, at a press conference on the Singhu border, representatives of the farmers’ unions said they would continue to block the Delhi borders until their demand was met. “We know that November-December is a very important period for farmers. Many of us have left our farms to come here to protest. Our demands remain the same from day one: the laws must be withdrawn. This is not negotiable. This protest is from farmers and is above any religion. This is becoming a larger movement and the government must listen, “said Shiv Kumar, coordinator of Rashtriya Kisan Mazdoor Sangh, which represents farmers in Madhya Pradesh.
Security continues to increase at the Delhi-Haryana border in Tikri as farmers, who are opposed to the three core agricultural laws, stayed at the Delhi border points for the third day in a row today. Thousands of farmers were allowed into the national capital on Friday night after clashes with police, who used tear gas, water cannons and lathis to block their march from Haryana.
Peasant leaders hold a press conference in Singhu Border on Sunday. (Express photo: Gajendra Yadav)
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