Tarn Taran gram panchayats show solidarity with farmers, urge govt to accept demands
Tarn Taran, March 6
Gram panchayats of the area have been coming forward to cooperate with the agitating farmers under the banner of ‘Dilli Challo’ agitation. The panchayat of Piddi, Chutala and other villages in the meetings organised in their respective areas called upon the Union Government to accept all the demands of the agitating farmers without delay. In Piddi, a village gram sabha was organised under the leadership of Suwinder Singh, sarpanch of the village. Farmer leader Satnam Singh Pannu and Bibi Devinder Kaur were among those who addressed the meeting and urged families to send at least one member for the Delhi march.
In Chutala village, the meeting was chaired by Mehar Singh, village sarpanch. Farmer leader Sawinder Singh Chutala and others spoke on the occasion. The panchayats supported the demands of the agitating farmers.
The pachayat representatives assured the farmers of all help and condemned the indifferent attitude of the Union government. The panchayats also paid tributes to young farmer Subhkaran Singh who fell victim to Haryana police action at Khanauri border.
The activists of the Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee, Punjab, in a meeting held at Chabal, decided to send a third jatha for Delhi in the coming days.
