Members of the All-Punjab Truck Operators’ Union announced that they would hold a protest at Madhopur and indefinitely jam Jammu and Kashmir border from December 7.

Tribune News Service

Jalandhar, December 6

Showing solidarity with the protesting farmers, members of the All-Punjab Truck Operators’ Union announced that they would hold a protest at Madhopur and indefinitely jam Jammu and Kashmir border from December 7.

President Happy Sandhu said, “Being closely associated with the farming community, we can realise the pressure that the farmers are bearing while holding the protest at Delhi border. Many among us too are farmers. While they are holding protest at Delhi border, we intend to jam the J&K border to further weaken the government over its adamant stand of not withdrawing the three Farm Laws”.

On December 7, all of us will park our trucks and form long queues to block the J&K highway at Madhopu, he said. “Our protest will continue till the demands of the farmers are not accepted by the government”, said Jagjit Kamboj of the All India Motor Transport Congress, Jalandhar.

Activists stand with farmers

Kartarpur: Members of the Kul Hind Kisan Sangharsh Sabha and Pendu Mazdoor Union on Saturday burnt effigies of the Central government and corporate houses against the farm laws. The farm union also appealed to make the December 8 Bharat Bandh a success. Activists said the protests should go on until the government decides to withdraw the farm laws, Electricity Act-2020, heavy fines on farmers for burning stubble, among other issues. They said all of them stood in solidarity with the farmers. TNS