Hundreds of agitating farmers honked their tractors in numerous elements of Haryana on Thursday to protest in opposition to rising inflation. On the decision of the United Kisan Morcha (SKM), the agitators parked their tractors and different autos on the roadside for greater than two hours to register their protest in opposition to the inflation within the costs of important commodities, edible oil, LPG, petrol and diesel. did.
Dozens of ladies protesters had been carrying LPG cylinders on their heads whereas elevating slogans in opposition to the federal government over rising LPG and oil costs at Khatkat toll plaza in Jind district. Jind BKU president Azad Palwa mentioned, ‘We wish to elevate our voice to the MPs sitting in Parliament by blowing the horn. We additionally wish to inform the Prime Minister that inflation has elevated 3 times within the latest previous and steps should be taken to examine it. LPG cylinder costs have elevated 3 times inside a 12 months.
On the problem of farmers’ participation in politics, Palwa mentioned, ‘Why cannot the sons and laborers of farmers participate in politics in a democracy? Is it restricted to just a few households whose members of the family are at all times elected in separate elections?”
Endorsing the decision of BKU chief Gurnam Singh Chaduni, who instructed that Punjab’s farmer leaders contest the 2022 meeting elections, Palwa mentioned, “In a democratic system, power is drawn from politics. If good people are elected to the legislatures and parliament, good laws and policies will be introduced.”
Chaduni had instructed on Wednesday that farmers and staff’ leaders ought to contest the upcoming Punjab Assembly elections to kind the federal government and current a mannequin of different authorities throughout the nation.
“The mission will be to defeat the Uttar Pradesh BJP. And Mission Punjab needs to present an alternative model,” he had mentioned.
He had referred to as upon the folks of Punjab to begin ‘Mission Punjab’ to vary the system even earlier than the proposed ‘Mission Uttar Pradesh’ of the agitators, which goals to defeat the BJP within the upcoming meeting elections in Uttar Pradesh.
Raju Mann, a neighborhood farmer chief, mentioned, “Farmers kept shouting slogans against Prime Minister Narendra Modi for two hours from 10 am to noon at Kitlana toll plaza in Bhiwani district to protest against the inflation.”
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
