To oppose PM Modi's rally, farmers from Amritsar, Tarn Taran leave for Ferozepur

Charanjit Singh Teja

Tribune News Service

Amritsar, January 4

Farmers from Amritsar and Tarn Taran districts under the banner of Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee (KMSC), Punjab, left to intercept PM Narendra Modi’s proposed rally in Ferozepur district on Wednesday.

A large number of farmers gathered at Chabba village on the outskirts of Amritsar and left for Ferozepur to oppose PM Narendra Modi’s rally in the state.

KMSC state general secretary Sarwan Singh Pandher said a large convoy of Kisan Mazdoor Jathebandi left for the rally site to protest against the rally of the Prime Minister. The PM’s rally is being opposed by farm organisation to protest against the non-implementation of demands for justice, enactment of MSP Guarantee Act, withdrawal of cases against farmers and labourers in all states.

“The convoy was stopped by the police administration at a distance from the rally site. The first convoy of farmers from Tarn Taran reached Kulgari village, near Ferozepur, at 4 pm. It was stopped by the police at Kulgari, 12 km away from Ferozepur. Our leaders are interacting with the police and asking them to allow farmers to stage a peaceful protest against the arrival of Modi,” said Pandher.

“Till the time the MSP guarantee law was not enacted, cases against farmers were not withdrawn and justice not delivered to Lakhimpur incident victims, we will not let the BJP hold any political rally in Punjab,” said union leader Satnam Singh.

“We are demonstrating peacefully against the rally of the PM. The Modi government should apologise for 700 farmers at Delhi who died during demonstration against three agri laws,” said another activist Babbu Singh.