Farmers continue protest in front of Patiala district administrative complex

Tribune News Service

Patiala, January 4

Members of the Bharatiya Kisan Union (Ekta Ugrahan) continued their protest outside the Deputy Commissioner’s office here on Tuesday. The work at the District Administrative Complex was stalled on Monday as employees were not allowed to enter the complex. The farmers will hold a meeting on January 7 to initiate the next action.

The farmers said they were demanding enactment of law on guaranteed purchase of all crops on MSP, along with withdrawal of criminal cases slapped on farmers and others at Delhi, Chandigarh and other states at the earliest. They demanded all kind of government and non-government loan waiver of farmers and farm workers.

A resident of Daun Kalan village, Makhan Singh of the Bharti Kisan Union Ekta Ugrahan said they were on protest since December 20. “ We are protesting in front of the district administrative complex. We vacate rear gates of the complex in the evening to allow the office functioning. Now we will burn effigies of the Prime Minister in protests across all district administrative complexes on Wednesday,” he said.

Deputy Commissioner Sandeep Hans said he had requested the farmers to follow Covid-19 guidelines.