Farmers are additionally demanding the withdrawal of instances filed towards them throughout stir towards farm legal guidelines
Chandigarh:
Farmer leaders will meet the Punjab governor on Tuesday in reference to their varied calls for because the three-day protest below the banner of Samyukta Kisan Morcha continued for the second day on Monday. Scores of farmers gathered on the Mohali-Chandigarh border on Sunday to press the Centre to simply accept their varied calls for, together with a authorized assure of the minimal assist value (MSP).
Farmers are demanding the withdrawal of instances filed towards them throughout the 2020-21 stir towards the now-repealed farm legal guidelines, compensation and jobs for any one of many members of the family of farmers who died throughout the stir, debt waiver, and pension.
The Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM) is an umbrella physique of varied farmer unions.
Addressing the media right here, farmer chief Harmeet Singh Kadian stated their leaders will meet the governor on Tuesday.
“We are going to give our memorandum to the governor on Tuesday at 11 am,” stated Kadian.
Farmer leaders additional stated the following plan of action of the SKM will likely be selected Tuesday.
Varied farmers’ our bodies, together with the Bharti Kisan Union (Ekta Ugrahan), BKU (Lakhowal), BKU (Dakunda), that are a part of the SKM, are taking part within the protest.
Heavy safety preparations have been made due to the protest and the site visitors was diverted to various routes on some roads.
Farmers from Haryana additionally converged at Sector 5 in Panchkula, the place policemen have been deployed in giant numbers.
Farmers from many components of Punjab on Sunday started gathering on the Mohali-Chandigarh border close to Part-11 in Mohali.
They got here on tractor trolleys, vehicles and different automobiles with a cargo of important objects equivalent to ration, bedding, utensils, cooking fuel, and cylinders for the three-day protest.
Farmers have erected tents and arrange a stage in the midst of the highway, whereas farmer leaders are addressing the protesters.
The Punjab and Chandigarh Police have beefed up safety close to the Mohali-Chandigarh border, erecting barricades and stationing water cannons.
The Chandigarh and the Mohali police have already issued site visitors advisories.
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