No talks since January 22: Govt shaken regardless of pretending to disregard us, say farmer unions

JANUARY 22 was the final time farmer unions had a gathering with the Union authorities over farm legal guidelines. For 77 days now, there was no formal dialogue between the 2 sides. But farmer unions are planning the following part of the agitation conscious of the truth that authorities appears able to play the ready sport to tire out the protesters.
Famer chief and SKM member Rakesh Tikait mentioned, ‘’Yes, we now have had no talks with authorities after January 22. Now we’re busy in making all the nation conscious of those lethal farm legal guidelines. This aandolan is spreading in the entire nation now and isn’t restricted to 1 or two states alone. Let authorities stay busy of their election works. Hum lamba aandolan chalane ko tayaar hain…(we’re prepared for the lengthy haul).
Tikait mentioned, “Government wants this struggle to get violent. People get tired…but we are continuously appealing people to maintain peace.”
Dr Darshan Pal, coordinator of SKM, mentioned, “Now we are chalking out a plan to how to continue the morcha at Delhi borders for the coming months. As harvesting is going on for wheat growing states, we have issued appeals to urban people and even farmers who don’t grow wheat to be part of this morcha. Our 24 hours traffic jam at KMP will be done from 8 am, April 10 to 8am on April 11. Government is delaying talking to us intentionally due to which farmers are getting angry. But this aandolan is spreading fast in the whole country. Summers are ahead so shanties have been made by farmers to stay put. Now we are doing several meetings in different states apart from having morchas only at borders. This is how it is spreading in the country. A parliament march in the first fortnight of May is an important programme for which we are yet to decide an exact date.”
Gurnam Singh Chaduni, president of the Haryana BKU, who was in Punjab on April 8, mentioned, ‘’In Haryana, BJP is making an attempt onerous to instigate farmers to get violent. Our intention is to protest towards BJP-JJP leaders in a peaceable method, any violence will likely be serving to BJP as it would entangle farmers inside Haryana and authorities will attempt to elevate morchas from borders. So our steady enchantment to farmers is keep peaceable. I’m transferring in several elements of the nation, doing rallies. Let them arrest me if they need, however that won’t cease me from telling folks about these black legal guidelines.”
Rajinder Singh Deep Singh Wala, common secretary of Kirti Kisan Union, mentioned, “It appears that the government is ignoring us but inside, it is completely shaken. SKM is not a political platform, we are farmers of the country and we are the ones who have made a difference to BJP. We are continuing our protest against farm laws and we will continue spreading awareness. Irrespective of the poll results of 5 states, our protest is to continue till the laws are not repealed.”
He added, “We have a major program ahead. During the first fortnight of May, we will be marching towards Parliament. Date is yet to be decided. Moreover, the pace of struggle will depend on the results of poll bound states on May 2. If BJP feels the heat, our morcha will get intensified on its own. If they perform well by chance… even then we will intensify our struggle. Now BJP is feeling heat in Haryana, Western and eastern UP. In fact, SKM is the only platform which has made it possible as we are the common people who are fighting for our rights and we have no vested interests like political parties.”

Jagmohan Singh, working group member of the All India Kisan Sangrash Coordination Committee (AIKSCC), mentioned, ‘’Farmers are sitting on borders since November 26. We spent all the winter on roads. Now summer season has additionally began, however farmers will do harvesting in addition to will likely be at morchas. Yes, they haven’t known as us after January 22 even as soon as. But numerous occasions we did get messages to rethink the federal government’s earlier supply of holding of farm legal guidelines for 18 months. However, we can not accept something lower than repeal of legal guidelines. This authorities agreed earlier than the media of not amending electrical energy act, however now they’re bringing it in Parliament. Who can belief them! We will proceed with our programmes as regular.”
Jagjit Singh Dallewal, president of BKU (Sidhupur) that farmer unions had been not directly approached to think about the federal government’s earlier supply.
Now tractors are coming again to Punjab and as an alternative sheds are taking their place at Tikri and Singhu borders. Farmers are taking followers, ACs as properly to protest websites.

“This shows that we are ready for a long haul irrespective of the weather. On May 10, 1857 revolution took place against the British and in the same month we will be marching towards Parliament,” added Rajinder Singh Deep Singh Wala.
“What subsequent? Protest towards farm legal guidelines and nothing else. This farmers’ motion is the most important motion within the nation, “ mentioned Manjit Singh Dhaner, senior vice chairman of BKU (Dakaunda).