Cong govt to face stir if promises not kept: BKU

Parvesh Sharma

Tribune News Service

Sangrur, December 11

In high spirits after winning the battle against the Centre at the Delhi border, the farmers have said they will protest against the Congress government if the promises made during the 2017 Assembly elections are not fulfilled.

“We will watch the Congress government in the coming few days as it has failed to fulfil the promise of a full debt waiver, besides others. We are not against any individual, but our fight will be against the Punjab Government,” said Joginder Singh Ugrahan, president, Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) Ugrahan.

Watching their move

We will watch the Congress government in the coming few days as it has failed to fulfil the promise of a full debt waiver, besides others. We are not against any individual. —Joginder Singh Ugrahan, BKU ugrahan chief

Ugrahan clarified since only a few days were left before the elections were announced in the state, they would announce their agitation plan in the coming days. Farmers arrived to a warm welcome on the Khanauri border and in other parts of Sangrur and Barnala districts today. As groups of farmers started arriving on tractor-trailers, they were greeted by urban residents as well. At many places such as Khanauri, residents welcomed them with flowers. Youngsters played songs on their tractors, making the residents aware about their arrival, while the elderly raised slogans in favour of farmers’ unity. “We have triumphed over the Centre and now it’s the turn of the Punjab Government. Many want to go directly to Chandigarh to start an indefinite protest there, but our leaders have asked us to wait for some days,” said Darshan Singh at Barnala Chowk here.

Pritapal Kaur from Changal village said the state government should take quick action to prevent another indefinite protest. “The Punjab Government should fulfil our long-pending demands. Otherwise it must get ready to face an indefinite protest,” she said.