Cong activists leave for Mohali for march towards Lakhimpur Kheri

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Payal/Raikot , October 7

Activists of various wings of the Congress, led by their respective leaders, walked towards Mohali to join their counterparts for a further march towards Uttar Pradesh’s Lakhimpur Kheri to meet families of farmers killed after being mowed down by BJP activists recently in UP.

The protesters raised slogans against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and organised rallies before starting the march.

Fatehgarh Sahib MP Dr Amar Singh Boparai, Amargarh legislator Surjit Singh Dhiman, Payal MLA Lakhvir Singh and Gill MLA Kuldeep Singh Vaid monitored and supervised action taken in their respective segments in response to a call given by PPCC chief Navjot Singh Sidhu.

Lashing out at the BJP leadership at the Centre and the UP Government, speakers, including Teji Kamalpur, PA to Amargarh legislator Surjit Dhiman,Ahmedgarh MC President Vikas Tandon, Raikot MC chief Sudarshan Joshi, Dehlon sarpanch Nirmal Singh, Kilaraipur Market Committee chief Ranjit Mangat and Market Committee Ahmedgarh chairman Baljinder Singh Baurhai regretted that the Prime Minister and the UP Chief Minister were not bothered even to condemn the inhumane assault on protesting farmers. The speakers demanded immediate arrest of the main accused, Ashish Mishra, and his accomplice, besides dismissal of the BJP-led UP Government.

Demanding immediate repeal of the three ‘controversial’ farm laws, the Congress leaders lamented that the government’s failure to resolve issues of farmers had tarnished the image of the nation at the international level. — OC