September 19, 2024

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Farmer Tractor March: On KMP Expressway, present of unity, self-discipline

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In a present of power, self-discipline and unity, Haryana farmers atop hundreds of tractors joined the tractor march on Kundli-Manesar-Palwal (KMP) Expressway and numerous different components of the state Thursday. Calling this a “trailer” of Republic Day’s ‘Tractor Parade’, the farmers made it clear they weren’t going to retreat within the ongoing battle in opposition to three controversial farm legal guidelines.
Tractors, way more in quantity that what was estimated by police, moved to the expressway from totally different sides. The motion of a protracted cavalcade of tractors have been seen on roads in Haryana from morning to night on Thursday. Long tractor marches have been undertaken on nationwide highways and native roads. Farmers from neighbouring areas moved to the KMP with tricolour and flags of kisan unions. Despite participation of numerous tractors, the self-discipline proven by the agitators even impressed the policemen on obligation to keep up legislation and order. Volunteers have been managing the motion of tractors by giving essential directions to their drivers.

Songs associated to farmers and freedom battle have been sung to spice up the morale of the agitators. At many locations, ladies have been on the driver’s seat of tractors.
At Aashodha village of Jhajjar, tractors have been coming from Tikri border and villages of Haryana to get on the KMP Expressway. On Thursday morning, “dholwalas” welcomed protesting farmers, who raised slogans in opposition to Prime Minister Narendra Modi whereas demanding repeal of the farm legal guidelines.

In Jind district, the farmers had recognized a stretch of practically 50 km to take out a tractor march. Apart from transferring on native roads, they even coated some kilometres on nationwide highways of Jind-Patiala and Hisar-Chandigarh. The tractor march was carried out in Sirsa city after farmers moved to the city from Bajekan village of the district. An identical tractor march was undertaken in Loharu city of Bhiwani district. A cavalcade of tractors led by unbiased MLA from Haryana’s Meham constituency, Balraj Kundu, too went to KMP Expressway. “The central government should understand the mood of ‘annadata’ by seeing today’s tractor march,” mentioned Kundu.

“This is the first time movement of tractors on such a scale has been seen on Haryana’s roads,” mentioned Rishi Saini, a political observer from Hisar. “Other sections of society too are coming out to support the farmers, with a feeling of guilt emerging among those who were watching the agitation from a distance till now. Now, they want to contribute to the agitation by offering food grains, vegetables, milk and funds. If the agitation keeps going on for a few days more, all those who eat wheat and rice may become part of this agitation in one or other form,” claimed Saini.

Abhay Chautala strikes to Delhi border
Meanwhile, MLA and senior INLD chief Abhay Singh Chautala too has moved to the Delhi border from Sirsa district in a cavalcade of tractors. The cavalcade had reached Hansi city of Hisar district Thursday night and can transfer to Delhi Friday morning. On the opposite hand, Haryana Congress president Kumari Selja Thursday reached the Masani barrage of Rewari and Kheda-Shahjahanpur border to help the farmers’ motion. “In this fight against the anti-agriculture black laws, the BJP government and their few capitalist friends are on one side, whereas the whole country stands by more than 60 crore farmers and crores of labourers associated with the agriculture sector. Constant efforts are being made by the BJP government to crush this movement, but the farmers are united in opposing these laws. Through these laws, the BJP government has made full arrangements to enslave the farmers,” allged Selja.

The BJP has been blaming the Congress for deceptive the farmers on the difficulty of farm legal guidelines insisting the legal guidelines have been launched for the welfare of farming group.