Farm protests: Damdami Taksal honours Tikait

Tribune News Service

Amritsar, February 5

Expressing solidarity with the farmers cause, the members of Damdami Taksal (Bhindranwale, Mehta) on Friday joined the protest at Ghazipur border, Delhi.

Taksal spokesperson Prof Sarchand Singh told that the contribution of BKU leader Rakesh Tikait in reviving the farm agitation with new life after it suffered set back due to January 26 tractor parade violence, was recognised by presenting him with siropa, Sri Sahib and a turban on his head at the Ghazipur stage.

While addressing the gathering Giani Jiva Singh, Damdami Taksal activist accused the Modi government of being a puppet in the hands of the capitalists and ignoring the interests of the farmers. He said that nothing short of repealing the three black farm laws could be acceptable to the farmers. He appealed to the farmers to exercise restraint and continue their struggle.

“Damdami Taksal stands with the farmers to meet their demands. Every effort would be made to save the farmers who have been carrying out peaceful agitation in Delhi for 72 days using their rights of democracy. The media reports suggest that the government was all set to suppress the peasant movement it had now become a mass movement and the government would have to withdraw the black law,” he said.

Earlier, the Damdami Taksal delegation included SGPC general secretary Bhagwant Singh Sialka, Dharam Parchar committee member Ajaib Singh Abhyasi, Sant Samaj spokerperson Baba Gurbhej Singh, Giani Sahib Singh, Giani Palwinder Pal Singh Buttar, Jatha Sukhdev Singh Anandpur and Jatha Jarnail Singh, Kala Sarpanch Mehta.