Image Source : PTI (FILE) Farmers postpone ‘Delhi Chalo’ march until February 29.
Farmers protest: The Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM), which is spearheading the farmers’ protest, has determined to pause the ‘Delhi Chalo; march until February 29 (Thursday). Addressing the media, farmer chief Sarwan Singh Pandher mentioned that the Dilli Chalo march has been paused until February 29.
“We will decide the next course of action on February 29”, mentioned Farmer chief Sarwan Singh Pandher whereas addressing a press convention at Khanauri.
Police use tear fuel to stop farmers from reaching Khanauri border
As the impasse between the protesting farmers and the central authorities persists, the Haryana Police on Friday used tear fuel to disperse farmers heading in direction of Khanauri on Punjab’s border with the state. The protesting farmers additionally asserted that cremation of Shubhkaran Singh, who died on Wednesday, won’t happen until the Punjab authorities registers a case in opposition to these accountable for it. Amid the standoff, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann introduced compensation for Singh who died on the Khanauri border.
A petition has been filed within the Supreme Court alleging violation of the rights of the peacefully protesting farmers by the Centre and a few states. The plea claimed that the Centre and a few states have issued “threats” and fortified the nationwide capital’s borders, after a number of farmer unions referred to as protests.
Haryana withdraws NSA order
Meanwhile, the Haryana Police mentioned it’s withdrawing its earlier choice to invoke provisions of the National Security Act (NSA) in opposition to some farmer leaders who’re part of the continued farmers’ agitation. In a associated growth, Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar introduced waiver of curiosity and penalty on sure crop loans and didn’t hike taxes as he introduced a Rs 1.89-lakh crore funds for the 2024-25 monetary yr.
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The Samyukta Kisan Morcha (Non-Political) and the Kisan Mazdoor Morcha (KMM) are spearheading the ‘Delhi Chalo’ march to press the federal government to simply accept their calls for, together with a authorized assure of minimal help worth (MSP) for crops and a farm mortgage waiver.
The Punjab farmers are additionally demanding the implementation of the Swaminathan Commission’s suggestions, pension for farmers and farm labourers, no hike in electrical energy tariff, withdrawal of police circumstances and justice for the victims of the 2021 Lakhimpur Kheri violence, reinstatement of the Land Acquisition Act, 2013, and compensation to the households of the farmers who died throughout a earlier agitation in 2020-21.
Just a few protesters threw stones at police personnel when farmers from Kheri Chopta village close to Hisar in Haryana had been stopped from going to Khanauri the place farmers, principally from Punjab, have been tenting since final week after their march was halted by the safety forces. A conflict between police personnel and farmers ensued, forcing Haryana safety personnel to fireside tear fuel shells.
Some police personnel and farmers had been injured within the conflict, officers mentioned, including some farmers have been detained. Bharatiya Kisan Union’s Hisar unit president Golu Data alleged that in addition to utilizing tear fuel, the police additionally resorted to lathi-charge and turned on a water cannon in opposition to the farmers. He criticised the state authorities for the police motion.
Farmers at the moment are holding a sit-in to protest in opposition to the police motion, Data mentioned. A heavy police drive has been deployed to keep up legislation and order within the space.
Punjab CM declares compensation
The Punjab chief minister introduced a compensation of Rs 1 crore and a authorities job for the sister of Singh who died on the Khanauri border level. Singh (21), a local of Bathinda, was killed and 12 police personnel had been injured in clashes at Khanauri border level on the Punjab-Haryana border on Wednesday. The incident came about when some protesting farmers had been attempting to go in direction of the barricades.
“The family of Shubhkaran Singh, who got martyred during the farmer’s movement on the Khanauri border, will be given financial assistance of Rs 1 crore by the Punjab government and a government job to his younger sister. Due legal action will be taken against culprits,” Mann mentioned in a publish in Punjabi.
Martyr standing for Shubhkaran Singh
Farmer leaders demanded a martyr standing for Singh, who hailed from Ballo village in Bathinda. Hours after Mann’s announcement, the farmer leaders collaborating within the agitation mentioned the cremation of Singh won’t happen until the Punjab authorities registers a case in opposition to these accountable for it. On the opposite aspect, the Haryana Police mentioned it’s withdrawing its earlier choice to invoke provisions of the NSA in opposition to some farmer leaders who’re a part of the continued farmers’ agitation.
This comes a day after Ambala police issued an announcement saying it was implementing the method of detaining workplace bearers of the protesting farmer outfits underneath part 2(3) of the National Security Act, 1980, to keep up legislation and order and forestall prison actions. However, Inspector General of Police (Ambala Range) Sibash Kabiraj mentioned, “It is to clarify to all concerned that the matter of invoking provisions of the National Security Act on few farm union leaders of Ambala district has been reconsidered and it has been decided that the same will not be invoked.”
He additionally appealed to the protesting farmers and their leaders to keep up peace and cooperate with authorities in sustaining legislation and order. Meanwhile, Khattar, who introduced the funds proposals at a time when farmers have intensified their protests at Punjab-Haryana borders, asserted that his authorities has taken many steps for the welfare of the farmers and that MSP is being given for 14 crops. The authorities has additionally determined to double the monetary compensation to Rs 1 crore for households of troopers who die within the line of obligation, he mentioned.
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