The Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) on Friday held a protest at few places in Haryana against the death of five farmers in police firing in Madhya Pradeshs Mandsaur.
Farmers in Punjab have planned their protest on June 12.
BKU activists protested in Hisar, Sirsa and Kurukshetra districts and demanded arrest of those responsible for the deaths of the farmers and adequate compensation for the injured.
The outfit’s senior leader Gurnam Singh said that it was unfortunate that the BJP had ignored its election promise of implementing the Swaminathan Commission report.
He said that the BKU has raised four demands failing which they will intensify their protests in the coming days.
“First, we want President’s Rule to be imposed in Madhya Pradesh. Those responsible for firing on farmers be tried for murder, Swaminathan Commission report should be be implemented without any delay and crop loans of farmers across the country be waived,” Singh said.
He said that various farmers organisations will be meeting in Delhi soon, in which leaders from many states will participate.
Meanwhile, members of the youth Congress also protested in Panipat against over the Mandsaur incident.
Some other farmer outfits held demonstrations at various places in Haryana to protest the death of the farmers in Madhya Pradesh.
A day before, former Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda had said the farmer unrest in Mandsaur “should not be seen in isolation” as there was anger among cultivators because the BJP retracted on its poll promise to implement the Swaminathan Commission report.
The National Commission on Farmers, headed by eminent agriculture scientist M S Swaminathan, in its final report had said, “The Minimum Support Price (MSP) should be at least 50 per cent more than the weighted average cost of production.
INlD to protest on June 14 Indian National lok Dal, Haryana’s main opposition party will hold a protest on June 14 against the Mandsaur firing incident.
leader of opposition in Haryana Assembly and INlD’s senior leader, Abhay Singh Chautala on Friday alleged that the BJP-led Central and Haryana Governments have failed to fulfil their promises made to the farmers during election.
lashing out at the BJP for Madhya Pradesh’s Mandsaur firing incident, Chautala while talking to the mediapersons, said that the BJP had promised implementation of Swaminanthan report while the party was now killing farmers who are fighting for their rights.
“It is unfortunate that the innocent farmers are being treated like this during BJP’s tenure. The party will hold a protest in Gurugram on June 14 against the BJP Government,” he said.
Continuing his tirade against the BJP, Chautala said that the ruling BJP is anti-farmer and the farming community is worst affected due to their policies.
On Sutlej Yamuna link issue, Chautala said that in case, the construction of SYl canal is not started, the party will not allow any Punjab government buses, any government vehicles, any minister or MlA to enter Haryana on July 10.
We have given an ultimatum to the BJP led Centre and Haryana Government to start the construction of SYl canal by July 9, otherwise, the party will stop government vehicles entering Haryana from Punjab on July 10, he added.