Thye ongoing farmers’ agitation has entered the 122nd day as we speak and the protestors have determined to mark the Holika Dahan competition by burning copies of the contentious Farm Laws close to the Delhi Haryana border. According to the farmers, they’ll burn copies of the farm legal guidelines as a part of Holika Dahan — a pyre lighting ritual symbolising the victory of excellent over evil, an asura, on the eve of Holi.
BKU nationwide spokesperson Rakesh Tikait will lead the farmers on Sunday by burning the copies of the Bills.
“Farm Bills not acceptable”
Tikait appealed to the farmers that in the course of the Holika Dahan, farmers ought to burn copies of Bills of their villages. “It will help in making the government understand that the Bills are not acceptable to farmers,” he mentioned.
He mentioned it’s a part of the Samyukta Kisan Morcha’s programme. “On Monday, instead of using colours, farmers will apply farm soil as tilak on the forehead of fellow farmers as a tribute to farmers who lost their lives during the protests.”
He additional mentioned farmers had been prepared to remain on the protest website until Diwali if the legal guidelines weren’t repealed and a brand new legislation, that ensures the MSP, just isn’t made.
Jharkhand farmers are available help
Farmers in all 24 districts of Jharkhand might be lighting copies on the event of Holika Dahan.
As per the decision of Sanyuk Kissan Morcha chief we’d be lighting copies of the draconian three farm legal guidelines. We are already making copies of the farm legal guidelines in any respect the block degree and they are going to be circulated amongst the farmers. The lighting of the copies of the farm legal guidelines might be carried out as a part of the Holika Dahan rituals on March 28 throughout the nation and we might even be part of it to display our protest towards the three farm legal guidelines,” mentioned Sufal Mahato, state convenor of Jharkhand Rajya Kissan Sangharsh Samanvay Samiti, as quoted by The Telegraph.
Farmers from throughout India have been protesting towards the three new farm legal guidelines that had been handed by the central authorities in September 2020. According to the protesting farmers, the brand new legal guidelines may depart them on the mercy of personal firms and finish the minimal help worth (MSP) for essential crops.
