In addition, a “Delhi Chalo” demonstration will take place on November 26 and 27 (file)
Chandigarh:
Various groups of farmers protesting the Centre’s new farm laws on Tuesday announced a nationwide roadblock on November 5.
At a meeting held in New Delhi, it was further decided that there would be full coordination of the different teams of farmers “to lead the fight against three anti-farmer and anti-people agricultural laws and the draft. Electricity Center Law 2020 (amendment). “.
Main farmers’ federations with over 500 constituent organizations, including the entire working group and representatives of the national section of the All India Kisan Sangharsh Coordination Committee (AIKSCC) and the federations led by peasant leaders Balbir Singh Rajewal of BKU (Rajewal) and Haryana BKU leader Gurnam Singh, met in Delhi, where various decisions were made, according to a statement released by the AIKSCC.
According to the statement, it was announced at the meeting that “a roadblock across India will be organized on November 5”.
Also, a “Delhi Chalo“The protest will take place on November 26 and 27.
“The demand will focus on the withdrawal of the three recently passed agricultural laws and the 2020 Electricity Bill. The protests will include a huge surge in mass mobilization at the state / regional level and movements. focusing on those demands, “the statement said. .
A coordinating body for the newly launched program will lead the events.
A committee of the coordinating body will include V M Singh, Balbir Singh Rajewal, Gurnam Singh, Raju Shetty and Yogendra Yadav. He will coordinate the two initial programs on November 5 and another on November 26 and 27.
It was decided at the meeting that farmers across the country would demonstrate in front of government offices, including those of the central government, the offices of the ruling BJP leaders and its allies as well as large corporations.
“The meeting condemned the decision of the central government to stop the operation of freight trains to the Punjab … it is blackmail of the people and farmers of the Punjab and it is highly improper of a democratic government “, says the press release.
Amid protests by farmers on the tracks against new farm laws, Railways Minister Piyush Goyal on Monday asked for assurances from the Punjabi government on the safety of trains and their crew to restore services freight, a few hours after Chief Minister Amarinder Singh asked him to intervene in the matter.
Freight train services resumed in Punjab after farmers’ unions on October 21 announced to exempt them from their “weeks old train” roko“agitation over agricultural laws.
However, the railways decided to extend the suspension of freight train operations in the state, saying protesting farmers are still blocking the tracks.
