Farmers resent changes in land acquisition Act

Our Correspondent

Sonepat, January 11

The Bharatiya Kisan Sangh (BKS) today decided not to allow mining on their land in villages of the Yamuna belt and cautioned that if their demand was not accepted, they would take out a protest march on March 4 in the affected villages.

Farmers threatened to lay siege to Parliament during the Budget Session.

The decision was taken in a mahapanchayat of farmers at Manoli village today. The farmers demanded implementation of the new Land Acquisition Act passed by the UPA Government and cancellation of land acquisition process, for which farmers had neither taken the compensation nor given possession to the authorities.

They also decided to form a committee which will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh and Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar.

BKS state president Om Singh Chauhan said there was no difference between the BJP and Congress on farmers’ issues. “Before the elections to the Lok Sabha and Haryana Assembly, the BJP had assured farmers to fulfill their demands. It has forgotten all its promises,” he alleged.

BKS senior leaders Virender Chotiwala and Raj Pal Sevli addressed the mahapanchayat that was attended by a number of women.

Congress MLA Jai Tirath Dahiya attended the mahapanchayat and supported farmers’ demands.