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Never seen such barricades etc as a fence-
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Never seen such barricades etc as a fence-
‘that looks as ‘field of combat or dispute’
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By: Balbir Singh Sooch-Sikh Vichar ManchCM Bhagwant Mann accuses Haryana government of creating border 'between Punjab and India'
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First time, the governments concerned thought only layers of barricades’ or the constructed cemented walls, put up barricades covered in long concertina wires, dug iron nails into concrete, tear gas with the help of drones, water cannons and also including to deflate the tires of the tractors to help them. Why as said?
Please Note: The dangerous trend- The tear gas is being thrown on farmers with the help of drones::
The tear gas is being thrown on farmers with the help of drones- “the small remotely-operated rotorcrafts usually with a mounted camera; Drone is an unscrewed military aircraft or vessel: Armed drones contribute to the illusion that wars can be won on the cheap.—Sarah Kreps and Paul Lushenko’- Merriam-Webster”
The governments concerned have constructed a 12-layer blockage on the Punjab-Haryana border highway situated on river Ghaggar. The Haryana police has constructed cemented walls, put up barricades covered in long concertina wires, dug iron nails into concrete to deflate the tires of the tractors, and filled the intersections between cemented barricades with gravel.
As if this were not enough, they also dug up the Ghaggar riverbed, so that the farmers could not cross over to the other side of the Haryana border. The Haryana police also conducted a mock drill by using teargas on the highway and randomly checking commuters’ Aadhar cards for identity.
As per reports, Haryana police teams were also going to villages to track farmers’ movements and conducting raids at their houses. Evading police raids and harassment, many Haryana-based farmer union leaders have been staying in Punjab for the past few days.
The Haryana police has constructed cemented walls, put up barricades covered in long concertina wires, dug iron nails into concrete to deflate the tires of the tractors, and filled the intersections between cemented barricades with gravel.
Amid the pressure, Modi’s administration or corporates made a surprise U-turn, rolling back the controversial legislations.
But the farmers said the laws would give private corporations control over the sector and deprive them of a minimum support price (MSP) guaranteed by the government for their produce.
Amid the pressure, Modi’s administration or corporates made a surprise U-turn, rolling back the controversial legislations.
The meeting is being held to resolve the issues raised by the farmer leaders for holding a ‘Dilli Chalo’ protest on Tuesday.
Though initially a three member team of ministers from the Centre were supposed to hold the second round of talks with the farmers today, the Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai has reportedly not joined in for the meeting
The issues that are to be taken up in the meeting include legal guarantee to MSP on the purchase of all crops and fixing their prices based on the Swaminathan Commission formula; FRP and SAP of sugarcane to be fixed according to the same formula; complete loan waiver for farmers and farm labourers; dismissal of minister Ajay Mishra from the Union Cabinet and cancellation of bail of his nephew Ashish Mishra for the Lakhimpur Kheri incident; and, a piece of land to be given in Delhi to create a memorial for the “martyrs of the yearlong Kisan Morcha”.
Government ministers were preparing to meet union leaders on Monday to discuss their demands for better crop prices, which were promised three years ago, amid protests aimed at forcing the repeal of laws designed to deregulate vast agricultural markets.
The government announces support prices for more than 20 crops each year to set a benchmark, but state agencies buy only rice and wheat at the support level, which benefits only about 6 percent of farmers who raise those two crops
The farmers said that they are committed to getting their demands fulfilled, which were promised by Prime Minister Narendra Modi after they had lifted the farmers’ protest in November 2021.
Condemning the Haryana government’s action against farmers at the behest of the Union government, Manjit Singh Rai said, “The government should remember that we are the citizens of this country and want to reach Delhi to raise our demands. We are not coming from Pakistan or the Taliban. Why is the Modi government afraid of farmers? It is a totally unjust attitude.”
On allegations that the farmers were instigated by opposition leaders to conduct the protest, Manjit Singh Rai said farmers were raising their voice for themselves. “We have been left on our own to fight for our rights. How did the opposition come into this picture? Our question is that if the Modi government can waive off the loans of corporate houses, then why can’t they do away with the farmers’ loans? The Modi government should remember that farmers across the world were uniting against the corporate houses and everywhere the governments had to bow before the people’s voice. Look how Europe’s farmers were on the roads after taking inspiration from us,” he added.
He said the last time too, the Modi government had apologised to the farmers for passing the three farm laws, and this time also they will apologise to the farmers for not fulfilling their demands.
Notably, on Sunday, Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann had also cornered the Union government and asked them not to create another border between Punjab and India. “There are as many barbed wires placed from Haryana to Delhi as there are at the country’s border with Pakistan. The Union government should accept the legitimate demands of the farmers,” he said at a rally in Tarn Taran district near Amritsar.
Another young farmers’ union leader, Abhimanyu Kohar from Haryana, in a video on X appealed to Haryana farmers to remain on alert as the rest of the farmers were joining from Punjab on Shambu, Khanauri and Dabwali borders.
“It is my prayer that this is a ‘do or die’ protest. Please ensure that no farmer’s tractor stays in house on February 13. They should all be on the roads. So what if the government has suspended internet services, all of us are in touch with fellow farmers. We have requested everybody to remain disciplined and peaceful during the protest. The farmers from Punjab apart from tractors and ration are bringing Hydra Cranes and JCB machines to uproot the barricades and cement walls on the highway. Haryana farmers would also be joining in large numbers,” he added.
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