Lagatar24 Desk
Amritsar, Sept 28: Farmers in Punjab’s Amritsar, led by the Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee, began a three-day “rail blockade” on Thursday to seek financial assistance for losses sustained during the floods and a guarantee of the Minimum Support Price (MSP).
At the rally, Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee member Sarwan Singh Pandher stated, “If anyone tries to be unfair with the farmers of Punjab, then farmers from Haryana will also join Punjab farmers. Farmers are united throughout the country.”
Pandher went on to say that at “Devi Dasspura thousands of farmers have gathered in their tractors and bikes to hold an agitation demanding compensation over losses considering the floods in north India which have affected the crops.”
“The agitation has been called by 18 unions in North India. Home Minister Amit Shah came to Amritsar and he promised to bring MSP guarantee law but the committee has not been formed yet. The cases that had been registered during the Delhi agitation have not been withdrawn,” Pandher said.
“The farmers who lost their lives, and their families have not got the compensation and jobs which was assured. The victims have not got justice in the Lakhimpur Kheri incident. We have demanded 50,000 crore as compensation for the floods. The drugs that are being supplied through drones are not being checked at the borders. The protest is against the central government,” he added.
Police officer Balvir S Ghuman stated that an extensive security presence has been established to address the situation.
