Farmers must contest polls, form govt, reiterates Gurnam Singh Charuni

Our Correspondent

Fatehgarh Sahib, July 12

Haryana’s Samyukt Kisan Morcha leader Gurnam Singh Charuni today reiterated his ‘Mission Punjab’ statement asking farmers to contest the upcoming Assembly elections and form a government in the state as people were fed up of traditional parties. Morcha leaders from Punjab have already rejected the idea.

Charuni, while talking to mediapersons at Gurdwara Fatehgarh Sahib, said like ‘Mission Bengal’, people could defeat the BJP in Uttar Pradesh, but it would not serve any purpose as again the government would be formed by traditional parties and none of the Opposition leaders had assured that they would repeal the farm laws and guarantee MSP if voted to power.

The farmers had the chance to present before the nation their own model of governance, reiterated Charuni, adding these were his personal views and should not be attributed to the morcha.

A group of farmers, that had left Dera Baba Nanak for Delhi yesterday and halted here overnight, proceeded to join the protest this morning.

He said groups of farmers from all over the country were heading to Delhi and their demonstration would not stop until the Centre repealed the farm laws.

He said during the upcoming monsoon session from July 22 to August 13, farmers in batches would visit Parliament daily to lodge their protest. A meeting would be held on August 14 to give a final shape to their protest.