Not allowed to hold dharna, farmers fume

Fatehgarh Sahib, July 15

The district administration today thwarted an attempt of the Rashtriya Kisan Mahasangh, an organisation comprising representatives of various kisan unions, to organise a dharna in front of the Deputy Commissioner’s office to protest the “anti-farmer ordinances” of the Union Government.

As soon as the kisan union leaders gathered on the premises of Gurdwara Fatehgarh Sahib to hold the meeting, a contingent of police, led by Harpal Singh, SP (Investigation), reached there.

While talking to mediapersons on the premises of the gurdwara, Jagjit Singh Dalewal, state president, criticised the union and state governments for their dictatorial and anti-farmer policies.

He alleged that the Union Government had brought three ordinances, which were anti-farmer, and there was resentment among the farmer community as now the traders would procure the produce at their own rates. Kisan unions would organise a “Jail Bharo Andolan” from August 10 and members would visit all villages to apprise the farmers about the ill effects of the ordinances, Dalewal added. — OC