Light lamp for those killed in farm stir: SKM

Tribune News Service

Sonepat, November 3

The Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM) has given a call to people to light a lamp on Diwali in the name of those farmers killed in their ongoing stir and also appealed to them to mark Diwali at the morcha sites in large numbers.

Farm leaders Balbir Singh Rajewal, Darshan Pal, Gurnam Singh Charuni, Hannan Mollah, Jagjit Singh Dallewal, Joginder Singh Ugrahan, Shivkumar Sharma and Yudhvir Singh, in a joint statement, said the celebrations time for the protesting farmers would come only when their demands were met by the Union Government.

Wishing happy Diwali to people, the SKM said 700 farmers had lost their lives in the agitation so far “due to the obstinate undemocratic and irrational approach of the Union Government”.

The SKM called upon its constituents and citizens to light a lamp on the festival in honour of the farmers who lost their lives for the cause of farmers’ rights. The SKM called upon all citizens to do so at homes and public spaces across India tomorrow.

The SKM also invited all citizens to join the protesting farmers at the morcha sites to mark the Diwali celebration with the protesting farmers.