Farmer leaders Sarwan Singh Pandher and Jagjit Singh Dallewal have declared a nationwide ‘Rail Roko’ protest scheduled for March 10. Pandher, addressing the media, affirmed that there is no such thing as a deviation from the unique plans of the ‘Delhi Chalo’ demonstration, set to renew on March 6. “Farmers will come to (Delhi) from all over the country by train, bus, air and we will see whether the government will allow them (farmers) to sit there or not,” he added. The farmer leaders have been current within the last prayer ceremony of the deceased farmer, Shubhkaran Singh, 22, in his native village, Balloh, in Bathinda.
Call For Nationwide Agitation
Dallewal added that in these conditions, when the farmers aren’t even allowed to rally peacefully, they’re determining methods to carry the federal government to their knees. “We will increase our (farmers) numbers on the borders surrounding Delhi,” he claimed, saying that farmers will be part of from all throughout the nation. He urged all of the farmers and businessmen to contribute to the ‘rail roko’ from 12pm to 4pm. Dallewal mentioned that the demonstrations scheduled for March 6 and March 10 will reveal the fact that it is a widespread motion, with over 200 farmer unions from varied areas of the nation taking part within the protest, aiming for a similar goal.
(*10*)#WATCH | Farmer chief Jagjit Singh Dallewal says, “…Our program to march to Delhi is as it is, we’ve not stepped back from it. It has been decided that we will increase our strength on the borders. On March 6, farmers will come to (Delhi) from all over the country by train,… pic.twitter.com/rRKmkQdlOC
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Accusations Against Government
Pandher reiterated the decision for a nationwide agitation, saying, “The government is attempting to shape a narrative suggesting that only two farmer unions, led by me and Jagjit Singh Dallewal, are spearheading this protest. Therefore, the demonstrations on March 6 and March 10 will expose the reality that this is a nationwide movement.” He additional mentioned that each Punjab panchayat ought to undertake a decision endorsing the farmers’ calls for, and each village ought to dispatch a tractor-trolley to the protest border factors.
He accused the federal government of adopting excessive measures, mentioning that drones had by no means been utilized by the Centre in earlier farmer protests. Pandher added that Shambhu and Khanauri have been barricaded by Haryana authorities, resembling the Punjab-Haryana worldwide border.
Farmers initiated their march on February 13 however have been later stopped by police forces, leading to confrontations on the Shambhu and Khanauri border factors alongside the Haryana-Punjab border.
