AAP’s kisan wing stages protest at Ludhiana DC’s office

Tribune News Service
Ludhiana, July 1

Aam Aadmi Party’s kisan wing today staged a protest at the Deputy Commissioner’s office and handed over a memorandum to the Additional Deputy Commissioner, Ludhiana, regarding the economic condition of farmers. The protest was led by Gurjit Singh Gill, vice president, kisan wing, and Jagtar Singh Dayalpura, president, kisan wing, Ludhiana.

Gill said farmers across the country have been sitting on Delhi borders for the past seven months and their demands should be accepted, he said.

He said during the paddy season at least eight hours of electricity should be provided while at the same time the government was working to increase the economic burden by providing two to three hours of electricity to the farmers.

Jagtar Singh Dayalpura said the ever-increasing rates of diesel and power cuts taking a toll on farmers financially and there was a need to provide financial assistance to them. Suresh Goyal, urban president, Ludhiana, and Harbhupinder Dharor, rural president, said the AAP had always stood by farmers in difficult time.

Notably, the protesters were without masks and ignored the social distancing norms too during the protest.