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LATEST NEWS UPDATES | Farm Laws: Farmers Hit Streets in the Thousands across 20 States to Observe 'Save Agriculture, Save Constitution Day' -Ravi Kaushal

Farm Laws: Farmers Hit Streets in the Thousands across 20 States to Observe 'Save Agriculture, Save Constitution Day' -Ravi Kaushal

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published Published on Jun 26, 2021   modified Modified on Jul 1, 2021

-Newsclick.in

'What we witnessed in the past seven months and experienced first-hand reminds us of the Emergency 46 years ago. Today, it is not just the farmers’ movement that is facing repression...' the farmers' memorandum read.

In a spectacular show of strength, farmers’ organisations on Saturday protested in front of the houses of governors and observed 'Save Agriculture, Save Constitution Day' in more than 20 states and union territories against the central Farm Laws and for a legal guarantee of minimum support price (MSP). The leaders maintained that the protest enjoyed the support of all sections of society with people protesting at the district and tehsil levels as well. The farmers, who have been protesting at Delhi's borders, maintain that the farm laws will compromise the food security of the country by bringing contract farming into effect. Similarly, a significant population of farmers maintain that they will lose their income security as one of the bills proposes the formation of private grain mandis.

Ashok Dhawale, president of the All India Kisan Sabha, who was with the contingent of farmers from Haryana in Chandigarh, told Newsclick that the protest was observed with full fervour in northern, eastern and southern India. "The protest was successful in more than 20 states and union territories. In the north-east too the farmers went to governors houses in Tripura and Manipur. I think today’s protest too showed our strength; it said that farmers will not move back an inch after spending seven months at Delhi's borders. It is the government which will have to come to the table for a dialogue as in the case of Kashmir.”

Dhawale was joined by thousands of farmers from different organisations who began their march from Gurudwara Nada Sahib in Panchkula and were stopped at the border of Chandigarh where a representative from the governor’s house received their memorandum. A few kilometres away about forty thousand farmers from Punjab began their protest from Gurudwara Amb Sahib in Mohali; they were later stopped by the police as they were about to enter Chandigarh.

In the memorandum, addressed to the president, the farmers’ said: "What we witnessed in the past seven months and experienced first-hand reminds us of the Emergency 46 years ago. Today, it is not just the farmers’ movement that is facing repression, but the movements of workers, youth, students, women, those from minority communities, Dalits as well as Adivasis. As during the Emergency back then, many true patriots have been put into prisons. Draconian laws like UAPA are being misused against those who are resisting the authoritarian regime. Media is shrouded in fear and favouritism. Judiciary’s freedom is under attack. Human rights are being violated routinely. Without declaring an Emergency, democracy is being throttled every day.”

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Newsclick.in, 26 June, 2021, https://www.newsclick.in/Farm-Laws-Farmers-Hit-Streets-Thousands-20-States-Observe-Save-Agriculture-Save-Constitution-Day?fbclid=IwAR3j51bOkOgCphdqLX2N6tprtcg5opXNsrO-2c8dRuACYOzgo89McjvQ3as


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