SKM marks 300 days of farmers' agitation at Singhu, Tikri

Tribune News Service

Sonepat, September 22

The Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM) on Wednesday marked 300 days at the Delhi borders and said the farmers’ movement would grow stronger and become more widespread.

The SKM said the farmers were forced to stay put at Delhi’s borders after they were stopped by the Delhi Police from entering Delhi in November 2020.

Protesting farmers have been peacefully communicating their resistance against corporate takeover of India’s food and farming systems since November 26 last year, deciding to squat on the highways where they have been stopped and barricaded from going further.

The SKM also vowed to strengthen the movement and make it more widespread. Preparations are in full swing for making Bharat Bandh a success on September 27. Various sections of society are being contacted by farmers’ outfits in different parts of the country to get their support and solidarity for the farmers’ cause, which is also becoming a movement to protect India’s democracy.

Other than joint planning meetings of many farmers’ organisations, workers’ unions, trade unions, employees’ and students’ unions, women’s organisations, transporters associations and others are being roped in into planning, they added.

Meanwhile, mahapanchayats are also being organised to get more citizens to rally around the bandh call. Bike rallies and cycle yatras are also being organised.

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Jhajjar: A five-day kabaddi league began on the Tikri-Bahadurgarh border on Wednesday. In all, 16 teams are participating in it. In the first two days, the matches will be played at Tikri, while the finals will be held at Singhu from Sept 24 to 26. The winner will be given a cash award of Rs3 lakh. tns