A rare unity among diverse professions
Tribune News Service
Amritsar, September 25
The protests against the farm Bills exhibited a rare scene of unity in diversity as people from all walks of professions such as traders, industrialists, teachers, members of the SGPC, journalists, etc, supported the agitation of farmers.
A business leader, Rajinder Singh Marwaha, held a protest, stating that the intervention of the Centre in farming will upset other businesses as these rest upon liquidity ensured by produce sold by farmers.
The SAD (Taksali) flayed the Union Government for passing the Bills without holding discussions. Manmohan Singh Sathiala of the SAD (Taksali) said the laws would exacerbate the problem of unemployment which will ultimately cause havoc on allied businesses and trades.
Research scholars of Guru Nank Dev University held a protest in front of the campus. National Student Union of India members took out a ‘mashal’ march from the Town Hall chowk to the Jallianwala Bagh.
Tarksheel Society, Punjab, accused the Narendra Modi government of demolishing the spirit of parliamentary democracy by avoiding debate on the bills.
Members of the Majlis-Ehrar-Islam-E-Hind protested against the passage of farm. On the call of the majlis, members of the Muslim community offered namaz while wearing black badges on their hands at Hamza mosque, situated in Katra Baghiyan.
Teachers and government employees, including ASHA workers, extended support to the agitation.
