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| Farmers announce series of events to further escalate protest |
| 2021-02-22 |
| [OneIndia] Protesting farmers on Sunday announced a series of events from February 23-27 to further intensify their agitation against the three new agricultural laws as they accused the government of adopting "repressive" measures against them. They also said they will soon devise a strategy to keep the protest going for long. The Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM), which is spearheading the protests, told a presser here that under their proposed escalation programme, February 23 will be observed as 'Pagadi Sambhal Diwas' and February 24 as 'Daman Virodhi Diwas', essentially to underline that farmers must be respected and no "repressive measures" should be taken against them. The Morcha said February 26 will be observed 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 leader Yogendra Yadav said. A long-term plan for movement will be discussed in view of the Parliament session from March 8, and the strategy will be shared in the next meeting of SKM, he said. Another Morcha leader, Darshan Pal, also alleged "repression" by the government. He said around 32 people have got bail out of 122 arrested by the Delhi Police in connection with the violence and vandalism in the national capital during a farmers' tractor rally on Republic Day. Related: Farmer protests: 2021-02-12 Handlers in Italy, Canada, UK fan the Khalistan movement Farmer protests: 2021-02-12 Indian Koo app crosses 3 million users, popularity surges amid Twitter row Farmer protests: 2021-02-08 Republic Day violence: Wanted for Red Fort protest, Delhi Police arrests Sukhdev Singh in Chandigarh |
| Posted by:trailing wife |
| #3 Dron, thanks for the clarification. That is what I had thought, but it is good to have confirmation from someone on the ground. |
| Posted by: Tom 2021-02-22 12:33 |
| #2 ^Not really, Glenmore. I'm afraid not one of these people protesting are really food producers. The real farmers' interests, which for once the State had tried to serve, are now obstructed by these half a dozen unions and pressure groups. The protesters are middlemen and syndicates of procurers who wish to keep the real farmer trapped. They are actually opposing free market commercial farming. Half of them led by in-country assets of Soros, like Yogendra Yadav. |
| Posted by: Dron66046 2021-02-22 11:23 |
| #1 Yet one more skirmish in the never-ending war between the food consumers and the food producers. |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2021-02-22 10:17 |