Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM) on Saturday decided to postpone the proposed tractor rally to Parliament on November 29 and announced the agitation will continue until the Centre holds talks with protesting farmers over various issues.
Following a meeting in New Delhi today, farmer leader Darshan Pal Singh said the SKM has decided to postpone the tractor rally to Parliament and it will decide the next course of action in its next meeting on December 4.
While speaking to media, Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) leader Rajveer Singh Jadaun said, “In today’s meeting of SKM, we have decided to continue to protest until Govt holds talks with us over MSP, the death of farmers during the protest, & the Lakhimpur violence matter. We do not agree with Govt’s announcements today.”
Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM) on Saturday decided to postpone the proposed tractor rally to Parliament on November 29 and announced the agitation will continue until the Centre holds talks with protesting farmers over various issues.
Following a meeting in New Delhi today, farmer leader Darshan Pal Singh said the SKM has decided to postpone the tractor rally to Parliament and it will decide the next course of action in its next meeting on December 4.
While speaking to media, Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) leader Rajveer Singh Jadaun said, “In today’s meeting of SKM, we have decided to continue to protest until Govt holds talks with us over MSP, the death of farmers during the protest, & the Lakhimpur violence matter. We do not agree with Govt’s announcements today.”
Talking about the cases on farmers, the union minister said that as far as cases registered during the protest are concerned, it comes under the jurisdiction of state governments and they will take a decision. State governments will decide on the issue of compensation too, as per their state policy, he added.
Reacting to his announcements, an SKM leader said, “PM Narendra Modi should direct state governments and Railways to withdraw the cases registered against farmers during the protest.”
