Protesting farmers to hold ‘Kisan Mahapanchayat’ in UP’s Muzaffarnagar today; security tightened

Bhartiya Kisan Union (BKU), the umbrella physique of farmers unions protesting towards the Centre’s farm legal guidelines, is ready to hold a Mahapanchayat in Uttar Pradesh’s Muzaffarnagar as we speak. It might be held on the Government Inter College grounds in Muzaffarnagar. Taking to Twitter, BKU chief Rakesh Tikait had mentioned the Mahapanchayat goes to be historic. 

“The Kisan Mahapanchayat of September 5 in Muzaffarnagar will be historic. Let us go to Muzaffarnagar on September 5. All of you are invited to the Kisan Mahapanchayat,” tweeted Rakesh Tikait.

Meanwhile, the Uttar Pradesh Police has beefed up security in Muzaffarnagar to guarantee legislation and order throughout Kisan Mahapanchayat. 

“Appropriate arrangements have been made in view of the Kisan Mahapanchayat in Muzaffarnagar tomorrow to ensure that no law and order problem arises. There is a possibility of farmers from neighbouring states Haryana, Punjab and Uttarakhand also attending the gathering,” Director General of Police Mukul Goel advised reporters.

Farmers have been protesting on the totally different borders of the nationwide capital since November 26 final 12 months towards the three newly enacted farm legal guidelines: Farmers’ Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Act, 2020; the Farmers Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and farm Services Act 2020 and the Essential Commodities (Amendment) Act, 2020.

Farmer leaders and the Centre have held a number of rounds of talks however the deadlock stays. 

Samyukt Kisan Morcha requires ‘Bharat Bandh’ on September 25

Following a two-day nationwide conference on the Singhu border, the Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM) on Saturday has additionally referred to as for a ‘Bharat Bandh’ on September 25.

In a press release, the farmers’ union spearheading the motion towards agriculture legal guidelines on the Delhi borders for the previous 9 months mentioned SKM National Convention at Singhu Border has determined to “Form joint committees of the SKM in all states and districts in India, to ensure a pan-India expansion and intensification of the farmers’ struggle.”

SKM mentioned that on the conference, it was additionally determined to make the Muzaffarnagar Kisan Mahapanchayat on September 5 a large success.

“This will inaugurate ‘Mission Uttar Pradesh-Uttarakhand’ which will be taken down to the grassroots to ensure the defeat of the BJP regimes in both the states,” the assertion mentioned.

The nationwide conference of SKM was held on August 26-27 on the Singhu Border close to Delhi. Over 2000 delegates from tons of of organisations from 22 states attended this conference, mentioned the assertion. 

(With inputs from ANI)

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