Protesting farmers’ intention to pressure the Punjab State Congress government to ensure a series of requirements, including debt forgiveness, met with the state’s chief minister Charanjit Singh Channi on Thursday and presented their claims to the government. According to farmer leader Joginder Singh (Joginder Singh), the farmers informed the Chief Minister of their requirements-including the exemption of agricultural loans, the cancellation of the FIR proposed to farmers during the anti-agricultural law agitation, and the expropriation of highway projects. Compensation for the land.
When the farmers met with Channi, the Chief Minister of Punjab, they also asked for free passage of their vehicles.
In turn, Channi assured the farmers that he would talk to Nitin Gadkari, Minister of Road Transport and Highway Union.
“We had a pleasant meeting with the farmers’ union today,” the chief minister told reporters later that day. “Many of their problems have been resolved. In the next 10-12 days, farmers’ loans of up to Rs 200,000 will be exempted.”
Joginder Singh, chairman of Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) Ekta Ugrahan Punjab, told the ANI news agency that the next meeting between the state government and the protesting farmers will be held on December 29.
“We met with CM in Punjab today and put forward our requirements, including exemption of agricultural loans, compensation, etc.,” Singh was quoted as saying. “The Chief Minister has indicated that he will have a dialogue with Federal Minister Nitin Gadkari on this. The next meeting will be held on December 29.” The farmers’ union, which is part of Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM), has been in various locations in Punjab over the past four days. Demonstrations were held at the protest site, demanding the complete abandonment of agricultural loans and compensation to relatives who died during the anti-agricultural law caused a sensation. From Monday to Wednesday, they blocked railroad tracks in different places in Ferozepur, Tarntaran, Amritsar and Hosiapur, affecting the passage of as many as 400 trains.
According to the Northern Railway, in the past 24 hours alone, the operation of more than 280 trains has been affected. Feroze department railway officials said yesterday that 84 trains were cancelled, 47 short-distance trains and 25 short-distance trains.
Meanwhile, on Wednesday, a group of farmers sat outside the office of the Deputy Commissioner (DC) in Ludhiana.
DC Varinder Kumar Sharma was not allowed to go out for lunch by the protesting farmers, and he finally walked out of his office at night under safety cover.
Complete News Source : Hindustan Times
