Punjab farmer chief Sarwan Singh Pandher mentioned no ‘jatha’ (group) of farmers will resume foot march to Delhi on Tuesday, and accused the Centre of being confused on how the protesters ought to proceed to the nationwide capital.
Pandher mentioned they’ll determine their subsequent plan of action in a gathering of Samyukta Kisan Morcha (Non-Political) and Kisan Mazdoor Morcha on Tuesday.
“No ‘jatha’ shall be going tomorrow,” Pandher mentioned.
Agitating farmers suspended their foot march to Delhi from the Shambhu border on Sunday after a few of them sustained accidents in teargas shelling by Haryana safety personnel who thwarted one more try by the protesters to cross the Punjab-Haryana border.
Addressing the media on the Shambhu and Khanauri border factors individually on Monday, Pandher claimed that the BJP-led Centre was “confused” after farmers determined to march on foot to the nationwide capital.
“Now Central minister Manohal Lal Khattar is saying farmers ought to come by different automobiles. When Khattar was the chief minister of Haryana, he used to say that farmers ought to come on foot.
“Earlier, the whole BJP was objecting to farmers going by tractor trolleys to Delhi. The federal government is confused on what to say and what to not say. That is reducing the credibility of the federal government amongst individuals,” Pandher mentioned at Shambhu.
In Karnal on Monday, Union minister Khattar, when requested in regards to the farmers’ protest, mentioned, “No one is stopping them from going to Delhi however there’s a manner. There isn’t a achieve in doing such a type of protest.”
When requested farmers have mentioned that they have been happening foot, he took a swipe at them, saying there are such a lot of automobiles and so they can go utilizing these.
At Khanauri, Pandher slammed Khattar for his assertion.
“Khattar is saying there isn’t any bar on farmers going to Delhi and so they can come by utilizing different automobiles. When he was the chief minister he used to say that farmers ought to quit tractor trolley and are available on foot,” he mentioned.
“One other Union minister Ravneet Singh Bittu mentioned they’ll welcome the farmers approaching foot to Delhi. The Haryana Agriculture minister too was saying they’ll welcome farmers approaching foot, whereas Haryana CM Nayab Singh Saini is asking farmers that they need to search permission from the Delhi Police earlier than going there,” mentioned Pandher.
So be it the central ministers or Haryana ministers, they’re confused as to what assertion they’ve to provide, he mentioned.
Farmer leaders protesting on the Shambhu and Khanauri borders have claimed that earlier, the Central ministers and BJP leaders had raised an objection to farmers heading to the nationwide capital together with their tractors and trolleys and requested what was the objection now, after they needed to march on foot.
Referring to farmer chief Jagjit Singh Dallewal’s quick unto demise which entered 14th day on Monday, Pandher mentioned he has misplaced 11 kg weight however the authorities will not be waking up from its slumber.
“The federal government is making an attempt to divert the true subject and making an attempt to focus the controversy on which automobiles farmers use to return to Delhi and what technique they need to undertake to go there,” he mentioned.
“I’ve met Dallewal ji as we speak…he’ll proceed his quick until farmers’ calls for are met,” mentioned Pandher.
Pandher cautioned the Punjab Police not attempt to repeat the November 26 incident after they forcibly eliminated Dallewal from the Khanauri border level simply hours earlier than he was going to start out his quick unto demise.
He mentioned Punjab Police officers met Dallewal on the Khanauri border level and that they mentioned they have been anxious about his well being.
“The Punjab authorities ought to slightly press the Centre if they’re actually anxious about farmers,” mentioned Pandher.
One other farmer chief Sukhjit Singh mentioned no meal shall be cooked on Tuesday by farmers at Khanauri in solidarity with Dallewal.
A jatha of 101 farmers beneath the banner of the Samyukta Kisan Morcha (Non-Political) and Kisan Mazdoor Morcha had made two makes an attempt to go to Delhi on foot on December 6 and eight however they weren’t allowed to maneuver forward by the Haryana safety personnel.
Farmers have been tenting at Shambhu and Khanauri border factors between Punjab and Haryana since February 13 after their march to Delhi was stopped by safety forces.
The farmers had earlier tried to march in the direction of Delhi on February 13 and February 21 however have been stopped by safety forces deployed on the border factors.
In addition to a authorized assure to MSP for crops, the farmers are demanding a debt waiver, pension for farmers and farm labourers, no hike in electrical energy tariff, withdrawal of police instances, and “justice” for the victims of the 2021 Lakhimpur Kheri violence.
Reinstatement of the Land Acquisition Act, 2013 and compensation to the households of farmers who died through the earlier agitation in 2020-21 are additionally a part of their calls for.
