Congress stages protest march in Chandigarh, Shimla

Congress staff and leaders of Punjab, Haryana and Himachal Pradesh on Friday held a foot march and demonstrations as part of social gathering’s observance of a nationwide protest below ‘Kisan Adhikar Diwas’ (Farmers’ Rights Day) in opposition to the Centre’s farm legal guidelines.

Congress members, together with social gathering MLAs led by Punjab Congress chief Sunil Jakhar, took out a protest march from the Congress Bhawan in Chandigarh, in the direction of the Punjab Raj Bhawan. Haryana Congress leaders, together with the social gathering’s State president Kumari Selja, Leader of Opposition Bhupinder Singh Hooda, and social gathering basic secretary Randeep Singh Surjewala, led Congress staff’ march in the direction of Haryana Raj Bawan in help of farmers’ calls for and their ongoing agitation.

The Chandigarh Police detained a number of protesters after they tried to cross the barricades erected on the way in which to the Raj Bhawans of Punjab and Haryana. All of them had been later launched.

In Shimla, capital of Himachal Pradesh, the protest was led by Congress State chief Kuldeep Singh Rathore.

In Chandigarh, Mr. Jakhar stated the Central authorities was behaving in a completely conceited method and didn’t have any respect for democratic practices and public opinion. “It is the arrogance of this government that is preventing it from repealing the laws, which have been rejected outright by the farming community from across the country,” he stated.

Talking to reporters, Mr. Hooda stated they’d sought time to satisfy the Haryana Governor on a number of events to request him to name a particular session of the State Assembly to debate points associated to farmers. “We want to bring a no-confidence motion against the government in the Assembly, so that every farmer knows which MLA and party stands with them and the people, and which ones stand with the government,” stated Mr. Hooda.

“The government is not only ignoring such a big movement, it is also ignoring the martyrdom of farmers and insulting their sacrifice. It is not only the bitter cold, it also the ruthlessness of those in power that is killing the farmers. In such a serious situation, the situation of farmers needs to be discussed in the State Assembly. As a people’s representative, our duty is to raise the voice of the annadata (producer of food) in the House. But it is clear that the government does not want a discussion,” he stated.