Farmers organized under the Samyukta Kisan Morcha and the Kisan Mazdoor Morcha, supported by over 200 farm unions, will march to Delhi, urging the Centre to address their demands, including the implementation of a law ensuring a minimum support price (MSP) for crops.
The protesting farmers mainly from Punjab and Haryana, are set to depart for Delhi on Monday. Stringent security measures and restrictions have been implemented in the national capital and along the Delhi-Haryana and Haryana-Punjab borders.
The Haryana government has imposed Section 144 of the CrPC, prohibiting gatherings of five or more individuals. Stay updated with IndiaToday.in for the latest developments on the ‘Delhi Chalo’ farmers’ protest.
Tomorrow at 10 am, farmers from Punjab’s Sangrur will embark on their journey to Delhi via Haryana for the ‘Delhi Chalo’ protest on Tuesday, with 2,500 tractor trolleys.
These farmers, stationed at their base camp in Mahila Chowk village, Sangrur, have readied themselves for the trip by stocking up on necessary food supplies. Despite the barricades set up at Delhi’s borders, the farmers express confidence, stating their resolve to overcome them swiftly, claiming they can “break the barricades within half an hour.”
What are the farmers demanding this time?
Protestors initially responded to the three farm laws that the government introduced, promising farmers remunerative prices by linking them to open markets. The government aimed to meet its objective of doubling farmer incomes through these laws. However, the protesting farmer rejected these new laws, claiming that they would place them at the mercy of private companies.
This time, the main demand, which was also one of nearly a dozen other demands including the repeal of farm laws during earlier protests, demands a legal guarantee of minimum support price (MSP) for all the crops.
- A mega protest is being held by the farmers to make the Centre accept their list of demands.
- The farm bodies demand a law that guarantees a minimum support price (MSP) – a condition they set in 2021 when they agreed to withdraw their agitation against the now-repealed farm laws.
- Farmers are also demanding the implementation of the Swaminathan Commission’s recommendations, demanding pensions for farmers and farm labourers, and seeking a farm debt waiver.
- According to the farmers, the Centre should provide “justice” for victims of the Lakhimpur Kheri violence.
- The Delhi police have intensified security arrangements at the Singhu, Ghazipur, and Tikri borders in view of the farmers’ protest and have installed nails along with barricades to prevent vehicles carrying protesters from entering the city. In addition to this, cranes and earthmovers are carrying large containers to block the road actively.
What is the strategy behind the farmers protest?
The farmers are protesting to demand changes in the new farm laws. The previous protests had a lot of farmers, emotions, violence, and economic damage to Delhi and nearby areas. They also affected the movement of goods. This time, fewer farmers and tractors are expected to join the march. But more may come later when the protests grow and the farmers reach Delhi.
The government has tried to stop the farmers from marching to Delhi. Three ministers met with the farmer leaders in Chandigarh last week. The Punjab Chief Minister helped them talk. They will meet again today evening in Chandigarh. The government has said it is open to listen to the farmers. SKM, the main group behind the protests, has said the talks will continue but the march will not stop.
The farmers are divided into different groups. Khaps, the jat community groups, have not supported the protests. Two khaps have asked the farmers to not block Delhi and talk to the government. A khap leader in Sonepat said the people of Haryana border districts suffered a lot during the previous protests. Many businesses and industries had to shut down.
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