support extended to Harike stir against farm ordinances

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Jalandhar: A huge congregation of farmers, under the Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee, on Monday extended their support to the protest at the Harike Head Works against the three farm ordinances passed by the Centre. Over 500 farmers from Jalandhar alone reached there in big numbers to register their protest. Farmers said their livelihood was under threat due to ordinances. They said they were forced to hold dharnas in scorching heat because their demands went unheard. While the same farmers also held protests in all district headquarters from September 7 to 12, they submitted demand letters to DCs and held ‘Jail Bharo’ morchas. Farmers said if any minister voted in favour of the bill in the Parliament in the coming days, they shall ban the entry of such a minister in the villages. They said the ministers should make their up minds about whether they wanted to support the ordinance or not. They said ordinances should be immediately withdrawn. Salwinder Singh Jania, district president of the union, said, “We are not getting up from here until our demands are met. The ordinances will destroy the farming community. The dharna will continue as long as the government does not relent.” TNS