It’s clear Centre does not want to talk, we’ll resume ‘Dilli Chalo’: farmer leader
The Hindu
Farm leaders resume 'Dilli Chalo' march after suspension, demanding MSP, loan waiver, and talks with Centre.
A day after suspending their ‘Dilli Chalo’ march, farm leaders at the Shambhu border between Punjab and Haryana on Saturday said a group of 101 farmers will start a peaceful foot march towards the national capital on Sunday afternoon. The farmers have gathered near Ambala, where prohibitory orders under Section 163 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Surkasha Sanhita have been imposed.
The protesters had attempted to march to Delhi on Friday but called off the stir after some of them got injured from the tear gas shells used by the Haryana police to disperse them. Farmer union leaders decided to pause their agitation on Saturday to hear what the Centre had to say regarding their demands, which include a legal guarantee of Minimum Support Price (MSP) for all crops and a farm loan waiver.
Addressing the media at the Shambhu border on Saturday, Kisan Mazdoor Morcha (KMM) coordinator Sarwan Singh Pandher said, “We are yet to receive any message from the Centre regarding talks. The BJP-led Central government is in no mood to hold talks ”.
“Had talks started, a solution could have been found. For us, the ruling party (at the Centre) and the Opposition are the same — they all just engage in politics,” added Mr. Pandher.
The farmers had earlier attempted to march into the national capital on February 13 and February 21, but they were stopped by security forces at Shambhu and Khanauri on Punjab-Haryana borders. They are also demanding a debt waiver, pension for farmers and farm labourers, and a ban on power tariff hikes.
The reinstatement of the Land Acquisition Act, 2013 and compensation to the families of farmers who died during the 2020-21 agitation are also part of their demands.
Regarding the police action against the protesters on Friday, the KMM leader said 16 farmers had suffered injuries, and one of them had lost hearing due to the tear gas shells fired by the Haryana police.
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