Chandigarh:

Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) chief Rakesh Tikait on Thursday mentioned the protesting farmers led by the Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM) will observe a ‘Black Friday’ on Friday following the demise of a farmer at Khanauri Border crossing in Sangrur district, Punjab, through the ongoing protests.

The SKM can even maintain a tractor march on highways in the direction of the nationwide capital, mentioned the BKU chief.

In an unique speak with ANI, Mr Tikait mentioned, “We’ll observe a ‘Black Friday’ tomorrow condoling the demise of a farmer on the Khanauri Border crossing in Punjab. We held a tractor march yesterday as properly.”

Mr Tikait additional introduced that the protesting farmers will take out a tractor march on February 26.

“On February 26, we are going to take tractors to the freeway, and in the direction of the way in which that goes to Delhi. Will probably be a one-day programme, after which we are going to return. Then, all throughout India, our conferences will go on. On March 14, there might be a programme at Ram Leela Floor in Delhi for sooner or later. Individuals will go with out tractors to that occasion. The federal government retains saying that they aren’t stopping us so let’s examine if they’ll cease us or not,” he added.

Mr Tikait led the farmers protest held in 2020-21 to trigger the repeal of the three farm legal guidelines, which, later, had been taken again by the central authorities.

The farmers have, in the meantime, halted their ‘Dilli Chalo’ protest march for 2 days to take inventory of the continued scenario on the Shambhu border in Haryana and additional selections might be taken accordingly, the overall secretary of the Punjab Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee mentioned on Thursday.

The farmer chief condemned the Central Authorities’s motion towards the protestors by means of paramilitary forces, injuring a whole lot.

Nevertheless, Union Agriculture Minister Arjun Munda mentioned on Thursday that although a number of rounds of discussions with the farmers had been held, extra efforts should be constituted of each side to achieve a consensus.

He additional affirmed the central authorities’s dedication to working for the pursuits of farmers.

The protesting farmers have been tenting on the Shambhu border close to Ambala for the reason that begin of the protest. A number of farmers and police personnel had been injured within the clashes through the March that began on February 13.

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