Farmers announce series of events to further escalate protest

Protesting farmers Sunday introduced a series of events from February 23-27 to further intensify their agitation towards the three new agricultural legal guidelines as they accused the federal government of adopting “repressive” measures towards them.

They additionally mentioned they’ll quickly devise a technique to hold the protest going for lengthy.

The Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM), which is spearheading the protests, advised a press convention right here that below their proposed escalation programme, February 23 will probably be noticed as ‘Pagadi Sambhal Diwas’ and February 24 as ‘Daman Virodhi Diwas’, primarily to underline that farmers have to be revered and no “repressive measures” must be taken towards them.

The Morcha mentioned February 26 will probably be noticed as ‘Yuva Kisan Diwas’ (youth farmers day) and February 27 as ‘Mazdoor Kisan Ekta Divws’ (farmer-labourer unity day).

“The government is adopting all the repressive measures, mischief and manipulations including arrests, detentions and registration of cases against the protesters. The Singhu border has been fortified and appears to be an international border,” farmer chief Yogendra Yadav mentioned.

An extended-term plan for motion will probably be mentioned in view of the Parliament session from March 8, and the technique will probably be shared within the subsequent assembly of SKM, he mentioned.

Another Morcha chief, Darshan Pal, additionally alleged “repression” by the federal government.

He mentioned round 32 individuals have gotten bail out of 122 arrested by the Delhi Police in reference to the violence and vandalism within the nationwide capital throughout a farmers’ tractor rally on Republic Day.