The United Farmers Front, on Wednesday wrote a letter to the Central Government urging the Government not to repeat those “meaningless” amendments which have been rejected by the farmers’ unions. Meanwhile, farmers also urged people to skip one meal on “Kisan Diwas” on Wednesday, the birth anniversary of former Prime Minister Chaudhary Charan Singh in support of their stir.
Addressing a Press conference on Wednesday at Singhu Border, the epicentre of the farmers protests across the National Capital’s borders, the farmers unions said United Farmers Front on Wednesday has written a letter to the Government.
“It states that the Government shouldn’t question the letter written by the United Farmers’ Front previously as it was a unanimous decision. Government’s new letter is a fresh attempt to defame farmers’ association,” said Yogendra Yadav of Swaraj India.
While reading the letter in Hindi, Yadav said the Government is constantly holding talks with so-called farmers’ leaders and organisations, who’re not associated with our movement at all. “This is an attempt to break our movement. the Government is dealing with protesting farmers, the way it deals with its Opposition,” said Yadav.
“Farmers urge the Government not to repeat those meaningless amendments which we have rejected but come up with a concrete proposal in writing so that it can be made an agenda, and the process of negotiation can be started as soon as possible,” stated the letter.
Shiv Kumar Kakka, the national president, Rashtriya Kisan Mazdoor Mahasangh, said farmers urge the Government to create a conducive atmosphere for a fruitful dialogue as the Supreme Court had also said that suspend implementation of farm laws.
Several farmers on Wednesday also visited Kisan Ghat to pay tributes to Chaudhary Charan Singh on his birth anniversary while a havan was also performed at Ghazipur border protest site. Meanwhile, farmers continued their relay hunger strike on Wednesday against the new farm laws.
Sheoraj Singh, president of Bharatiya Kisan Union (Lok Shakti), camping at the Dalit Prerna Sthal in Noida, on Wednesday wrote a letter in blood to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, demanding the repeal of the three new farm laws that have stoked protests by farmers’ unions in north India.
“Take back the agriculture bill, make law to ensure guarantee on minimum support price (MSP) and form a kisan aayog (farmers commission),” he wrote in the letter.
Traffic remained disrupted in bordering areas of the national Capital as protest by farmers entered 28th day.
The Delhi Traffic Police said the Chilla and Ghazipur borders are closed for traffic coming from Noida and Ghaziabad to Delhi. It advised people to take alternative route for coming to Delhi via Anad Vihar, DND, Apsara and Bhopra borders.
Singhu, Auchandi, Piau Maniyari, and Mangesh borders are also closed and commuters have been advised to take routes through the Lampur, Safiabad and Saboli toll tax borders.
Police said as traffic has been diverted from Mukarba and the GTK road, people are suggested to avoid Outer Ring Road, the GTK road and National Highway (NH) 44.
Those travelling to Haryana can go through the Jharoda (only single carriageway), Daurala, Kapashera, Badusarai, Rajokri NH-8, Bijwasan-Bajghera, Palam Vihar and Dundahera borders.
According to the traffic police, Tikri, Dhansa and Ghazipur borders are also closed for traffic but the Jhatikara border was open only for two-wheelers and pedestrians.