Expressing their solidarity for the Delhi peasant movement, the Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose and Veer Surendra Sai Jayanti were celebrated by the Western Odisha Farmers’ Organisations Coordinating Committee at Bargarh on Saturday.
Thousands of farmers from Bargarh, Sambalpur, Balangir, Subarnapur, Jharsuguda, Sundergarh, Deogarh, Kalahandi and other districts of western Odisha took out a rally protesting the three draconian farm laws and the way the agitation of the farmers was dealt with by the Central Government.
They vowed to continue the protest until the Central Government repealed the agricultural laws.
The western Odisha farmers will take part in the farmers’ tractor parade which will be held in New Delhi on January 26 during the Republic Day celebrations, they added.
The farmers marched around the city in a huge procession and placed wreaths at the statue of Veer Surendra Sai.
Farmer leaders, including Lingaraj, Ashok Pradhan, Sushil Sahu, Ramesh Mahapatra of Jai Kishan Andolan and prominent leaders of the Western Odisha Farmers’ Organization Coordinating Committee addressed the rally here.