India Tomorrow
NEW DELHI–The Samyukta Kisan Morcha leading the protest against three controversial farm bills announced on Sunday to take out “Kisan Republic Day Parade” on January 26 in Delhi.
In a statement, the Morcha stated that food producers of the country want to celebrate the Republic Day along with Jawans of the country and uphold the pride of the nation by taking out a disciplined parade.
“No anti-social elements will be allowed to infiltrate this”, said leaders of SKM.
Meanwhile, the Morcha appealed to people across the nation to boycott products of corporate houses, especially of Ambani and Adani.
The Morcha also appealed people to expose the reality of BJP and it’s allies of NDA by opposing them in every sphere.
SKM urged Haryana and Delhi Police to cooperate in the Kisan Parade.
“The Parade will happen peacefully, and will not disrupt the official Republic Day Parade”, said Morcha leaders.
The Morcha said there will be no threat to any national heritage sites, or to any other site.
The Parade would take place on the Outer Ring Road.
The vehicles in the Parade will consist of tableaus and floats that will reflect the agricultural reality of different states in addition to showcasing of historical regional and other movements.
The vehicles will all fly India’s national flag and will also have the flag of the farmer organisation that the members are affiliated with. No political party flags will be allowed.
The Morcha lesders said that the parade will have the participation of families of martyr farmers of the agitation, awarded defence services personnel, awarded sportspersons, women farmers etc. It is expected that many states will be represented in the Parade.
The Morcha appealed those who cannot come to Delhi to take out parades in their respective state capitals and district headquarters with the same norms around discipline and peace. SKM appealed to all citizens to come forward and express their support and solidarity, and also watch the parade.
SKM shared that plans for program of actions that will take place after January 26th will be announced soon.
Farmer leaders stated that they will go into the talks with the government in good faith even on the 19th of January despite the unconducive atmosphere created by the Agriculture Minister’s statement on Sunday.
So far, 131 farmers have been martyred in this movement. SKM pays homage to these individuals and stands with their families.
An Akhand Jyoti for the farmers who got martyred so far would be organised.
On 20th January, Prakash Parab of Guru Gobind Singh Ji, SKM requested people across the world to take a pledge to make this movement success.
Farmers across the nation will be joining protest sites at Delhi borders in upcoming days.
While a large contingent of farmers that has left for Delhi from Odisha as part of Navanirman Krushak Sanghatan reached Jharkhand today, hundreds of adivasi farmers from Maharashtra, mostly women, have reached Delhi and have moved to Shahjahanpur.
In Belagavi in Karnataka, several farmer leaders of Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sangha got arrested during a protest organised on the occasion of Mr Amit Shah’s visit there on Sunday.
SKM condemned strongly the use of NIA against many supporters of the farmers’ movement and even unconnected service providers like transporters etc. It is not just summons for questioning but registration of cases against many people in Punjab that the Central Government has initiated, despite the fact that the last meeting with the government explicitly discussed this issue and received an assurance from the government.
