Farmers observe black day in Himachal

Tribune News Service

Shimla, May 26

With farmer’s agitation completing six months today, the Himachal Kisan Sabha and the Samyukt Kisan Morcha, along with other like-minded organisations, observed black day across the state.

The protesters, sporting black ribbons and waving black flags, demonstrated against the Union Government, in 30 blocks and 1,000 villages.

Kisan Sabha state president Kuldeep Tanwar said the government did not bother to speak to the farmers in the past four months.

“Farmers worked tirelessly to make our country food-sufficient, but the government has forced them to fight for minimum support price,” said Tanwar.

Satyawan Pundir, Kisan Sabha leader, slammed the Centre for its inability to control the pandemic, which had now taken even villages in its grip.

He also blamed the state government for failing to curb the spread of the infection, mainly because it did not make required investment in the health sector, be it appointing healthcare workers or arranging adequate oxygen.