Rallies held in villages

Tribune News Service

Mehatpur, December 13

To mobilise peasantry and farm labourers to protest against the farm laws, motorcycle rallies were held in various villages of the city on Sunday.

On the lines of bike marches held on Saturday, various rallies and marches were also held by members of farmer organisations.

Mazdoor rallies were also held in various villages by the Pendu Mazdoor Union (PMU) and the Kirti Kisan Union.

Addressing migrant labourers at the Sanghowal village, PMU state president Tarsem Peter and Kirti Kisan Union leader Munberdar Ajaib Singh Randhawa said farm labourers would be the worst hit due to these laws.

With land going into the hands of corporate establishments, labourers will get no employment opportunities. Today, farm labourers are dependent on farms for their food, vegetable and animal fodder needs, which are currently fulfilled by farms and the plight of farmers will go worse if these laws come into force.

To assert their rights to decent livelihoods, leaders exhorted farm labourers to extend full support to the protest at the district headquarters on Dec 14. — TNS