Congress MPs to stage dharna at Jantar Mantar on December 7

Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, December 6

A day ahead of the Bharat bandh calls by farmer unions against the recent farm Bills, Congress MPs from Punjab have announced to stage a dharna tomorrow at Jantar Mantar, Delhi, demanding calling of the winter session of Parliament.

Ludhiana MP Ravneet Bittu said in wake of the ongoing dharna at Delhi borders by farmers’ unions against the central farm Bills, it is important for the BJP-led NDA government to take action on the farm laws to the satisfaction of the farmers.

It has become a mass movement and the Centre has to address it urgently.

“If the session is held, MPs from different states would come and the pressing matter of the farm laws could be discussed to make the necessary changes. The session was the only way left for the BJP to end the national level agitation,” said Bittu.

Amritsar MP Gurjeet Aujla said the farmers’ unions had been pressing upon the BJP government to call the session to repeal the Bills.

The session was must to save the situation from turning worse, he said.