Protesting farmers announce ‘rail roko’ agitation on December 18, invite Rakesh Tikait-led SKM | Newest Information India

Farmer chief Sarwan Singh Pandher urged the folks of Punjab to affix their “rail roko” agitation on December 18.

“I wish to attraction to the folks of Punjab to take part within the ‘Rail Roko’ agitating on December 18. We request all of the folks of all of the 13,000 villages in Punjab who dwell close to railway tracks to dam their nearest railway crossings and railway stations from 12 to three pm,” information company ANI reported Pandher as saying.

A “jatha” (group) of 101 farmers tried to enter Delhi by foot on December 6, December 8 and once more on December 14, however weren’t allowed to proceed by safety personnel from Haryana. 

Police fired tear fuel shells at farmers who tried to cross into Delhi, injuring virtually 17 folks within the try.

SKM urged to affix

Pandher additionally wrote to Rakesh Tikait-led Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM), which spearheaded a year-long agitation towards the now repealed three farm legal guidelines, to affix farmers protesting at Punjab-Haryana border factors.

“We’ve got prolonged our fingers to these brothers who couldn’t take part within the Delhi andolan-2 (Delhi Chalo march). We requested them to neglect no matter variations (the unions have) within the pursuits of farmers and labourers. We’ve got written a letter to our brothers. We count on a constructive message from them (SKM),” Pandher mentioned.

The SKM was not a part of the “Delhi Chalo” march name. In his letter, the farmer chief famous that makes an attempt to forge unity earlier than the present cycle of protest has been unsuccessful due to numerous causes.

In 2020, a lot of farmers, primarily from Punjab, Haryana and Western Uttar Pradesh, held a year-long protest on Delhi’s border factors -Singhu, Tikri and Ghazipur till the Centre repealed the three controversial legal guidelines forward of meeting election in Punjab and Uttar Pradesh.

(With company inputs)