Farm union activists burnt copies of the farm legal guidelines throughout villages and cities in Punjab to mark Lohri in solidarity with the continuing protests towards the Centre.
The Kisan Mazdoor Sangarsh Committee Punjab led such protests in Amritsar, Gurdaspur and Tarn Taran.
“Lohri is a festival related with Dulla Bhati. He was a rebel who fought against Akbar after taxes were increased on public. Taking inspiration from Dulla, we will fight against Delhi peacefully to repeal the farm laws. Otherwise Lohri is a festival of happiness. But today we have burnt the copies farm laws in fire of Lohri,” stated Sawarn Singh Pandher, normal secretary, KMSC. Men, ladies and kids come collectively in villages for symbolic burning of copies of farm regulation.
Dal Khalsa and its youth wing Sikh Youth Punjab additionally burnt 100 copies of the farm legal guidelines and said that nothing wanting repeal of those legal guidelines was acceptable to the folks of Punjab.
The activists shouted slogans towards the BJP authorities. They termed PM Narendra Modi’s authorities as authoritarian and accused it of “promoting crony-capitalism”.
Activists additionally staged a spirited protest and slammed the federal government for its “stubborn attitude”. Commenting over the structure of four-member panel by the apex courtroom, the chief of the Dal Khalsa Kanwar Pal Singh stated, “It’s just a hogwash. When views of members favouring the laws are known, what is the point of setting up of such one-sided panel. Staying of the laws by the SC is neither acceptable nor a solution to the impasse. Government is hell bent to scuttle the farmers’ agitation and it is using the office of the CJI for a judicial trap.”
To a query by the media, he stated, in case the federal government places the ban on January 26 tractor march to Delhi, the farmers will defy it. He, nevertheless, clarified that their march could be peaceable.
He stated, “January 26 is black Republic day. We will hold a march on the black day with black flags to protest against black farm laws.”
