Various sections, from farmers to opposition events, staged protests in Punjab on Friday, particularly over the difficulty of energy disaster. Meanwhile, the ruling Congress opposed the rising gas responsibility. BKU (Ugrahan) staged a sit-in in 14 districts of Punjab towards energy disaster, rising gas costs and alleged assault by BJP staff on the Ghazipur farmers’ protest web site.
Although Friday’s dharna was organized by BKU (Ugrahan), the United Kisan Morcha introduced that if the ability state of affairs didn’t enhance by July 5, the farmers would gherao the Moti Mahal in Patiala on July 6. BKU (Dakonda) common secretary Jagmohan Singh Patiala stated, “Farmers are not getting 8 hours power supply for paddy crop and they are burning diesel to irrigate their crops. So, we have no option but to hold protests if we are not in full supply of our crops.”
Hundreds of farmers on Friday blocked a piece of the Grand Trunk Road in Jalandhar for practically 5 hours, resulting in a number of kilometers of site visitors jams and leaving commuters sweating within the scorching warmth.
The protest was led by BKU (Rajewal). The blockade started round 10 am and continued until 3 pm, at the same time as police struggled to search out alternate routes to ease the site visitors movement. Sources stated that the farmers had put up tents on one aspect of the 6-lane freeway and blocked the automobiles on the opposite aspect. The protesters additionally introduced diesel generator units to energy the strolling followers, which that they had organized on the venue.
Senior BKU (Rajewal) chief Kashmir Singh whereas addressing the farmers stated that CM Captain Amarinder Singh had promised 8 hours of uninterrupted electrical energy to the farmers. But now when the sowing of paddy was at its peak, the farmers had been getting electrical energy just for 4-5 hours. Kashmir Singh requested, ‘How can farmers plant and irrigate their crops in such a state of affairs.
District President of the youth wing of the Kisan Sangh, Aman Jot Singh stated that until the state authorities doesn’t present sufficient electrical energy, their protest will proceed. “If energy provide doesn’t enhance by July 5, we are going to intensify our protest underneath the banner of United Kisan Morcha. Some farmers could even go to Patiala to gherao the Moti Mahal (the non-public residence of the Punjab Chief Minister).
Sukhbir, Harsimrat be part of dharna
Shiromani Akali Dal president Sukhbir Badal was current within the protest organized by SAD staff in Ghubaya village of Fazilka district, whereas Lambi, Harsimrat Badal had been current within the protests in Sangat Mandi, Bathinda Urban and Lambi.
Sukhbir attacked PSPCL chairman A Venu Prasad, who blamed farmers for the present energy disaster within the state, saying it was a results of Punjab’s farmers’ desire for “water-stressed crops like paddy”.
“I do not blame the officer. He is just appearing as his grasp’s voice, and was talking the language of his chief minister in blaming the victims of the catastrophe to the victims of the catastrophe. But I ask him and his CM in Mecca I urge the farmers to guarantee remunerative MSP with assured advertising of low water consuming crops like these, and I assure them that the farmers of Punjab will in a single day shift from paddy to these crops. Stop portraying farmers as needlessly cussed,” he stated.
The SAD president stated that the chief minister, his Congress get together and the federal government are absolutely accountable for “plunging the state into darkness and stalling the wheels of all-round progress in the state”.
BJP protest
BJP additionally staged a sit-in throughout the state. Surjit Giani took half within the dharna in Fazilka whereas Shwet Malik was current in Amritsar. The BJP additionally staged a sit-in in Ludhiana, the place its president Pushpendra Singhal was current. State President Ashwini Sharma stated that “the government should ensure 24-hour power supply instead of focusing on freebies”.
Congress dharnas
Meanwhile, the Congress staged dharna on the district degree towards the gas costs. This was a part of a nationwide protest to register a protest towards the gas costs which have crossed the Rs 100 mark. This was carried out close to Fire Brigade Chowk in Bathinda the place Congress leaders stated that individuals ought to take to the streets to protest this hike.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
