Farmers to sustain protest momentum

As farmers lay siege to State borders surrounding the nationwide capital in protest towards the Centre’s agriculture legal guidelines, 1000’s from Punjab proceed to transfer in the direction of Delhi to be certain that the build-up on the border retains swelling.

At a “24 hours” protest web site at Azizpur between Zirakpur-Patiala nationwide freeway in Punjab’s Shaibzada Ajit Singh Nagar (Mohali), a gaggle of farmers informed The Puucho on Wednesday that they had been sitting on the ‘pacca-morcha’ (everlasting protest web site) with a resolve to be certain that the momentum of agitation in Punjab didn’t die down whilst farmers march to Delhi.

Essential provides

“I am sitting here so that the momentum of our agitation doesn’t drop. Many of our fellow farmers have reached Delhi and several are on move. Hundreds of farmers from Mohali district in over a dozen vehicles, including tractor-trolleys, cars etc. left for Delhi with essential supplies including food, medicine, clothes etc. This is an ongoing process and will continue till the agitation in Delhi continues. We will not relent unless our demands are met, even if the battle goes on for months,” stated Prithi Singh from Phabhat village.

Kirpal Singh, a farmer chief of the Bharatiya Kisan Union (Sidhupur), stated whereas the front-line battle floor had shifted to Delhi, we wish to be certain that the protests throughout Punjab didn’t lose its steam. “Our demonstrations against farm laws are continuing in all parts of the State. We are sitting on indefinite ‘dharna’ at toll plazas, outside prominent malls run by big corporates and fuel stations. The reason is to not let the continuity of the agitation break at any cost,” he added.

Collecting funds

“Also, by staying back we are involved in all preparations for our frontline warriors in Delhi. We are collecting funds, rations and other things from villages. We are in constant touch with our fellow farmers in Delhi. Whatever is needed there [in Delhi], we try to arrange it from here by sending it through vehicles,” added Mr. Kirpal Singh.

“These farm laws are threat to our existence … The Haryana government has installed barricades, barbed wires, boulders on our way but they won’t be able to stop us. It’s not just about farmers now, if we don’t raise our voice in coming times everything will be sold to big corporates, ultimately every section of the society will suffer,” stated Surinder Singh of Kurali village as he squatted on the toll plaza.

“Thousands of farmers have reached Delhi border and we would in large number continue to throng Delhi in coming days. The agitation is not going to die any time soon; let the Centre government stay aware of this fact,” he added.

Sarvan Singh Pandher, common secretary of the Punjab unit of the Kisan Mazdoor Sangarsh Samiti, stated round 8,000 farmers related to the outfit had reached the Delhi border up to now few days. “Also, every day hundreds of farmers in tractor-trolleys and other vehicles are moving towards Delhi. On December 11, we are planning to send at least 500 tractor-trolleys from Ferozpur district alone to Delhi,” he stated.

“Farmers leaving for Delhi are equipped with all essentials including food, medical and other items,” stated Mr. Pandher. The Kisan Mazdoor Sangarsh Samiti is the one outfit which continues to be persevering with with the ‘rail roko’ agitation and never permitting motion of passenger trains in Amritsar’s Jandiala. All the opposite 30 agitating farmer organisations in Punjab had lifted rail blockade of passenger and items trains from November 24, practically two months amid their ‘rail roko’ agitation towards the Centre’s agriculture legal guidelines.