Congress' farmers wing set to hold march in UP from Jan 18

Congress farmer wing the All India Kisan Congress has decided to launch KisanMazdoor Samman Evam Nyay Yatra in Uttar Pradesh starting January 18 the party announced on FridayA statement issued by the Uttar Pradesh Congress Committee UPCC headquarters noted that a meeting was held under the leadership of state unit chief Ajay Rai to discuss preparations for the upcoming yatraAddressing the meeting Ajay Rai accused the central and Uttar Pradesh governments of suppressing farmers labourers workers women farmers and artisans at double the pace During the farmersrsquo movement the central government promised to provide a legal guarantee for MSP Minimum Support Price for all farmers Today the government remains silent on this issue Rai saidSpeaking at the meeting Akhilesh Shukla National Vice President of the All India Kisan Congress said The yatra will commence on January 18 2025 from the Loni border in Ghaziabad Following a scheduled timeline the yatra will be conducted in each district under the leadership of designated coordinators and with guidance from national and state leadershipDuring the yatra 300 Kisan Nyay Yodhas farm justice warriors will be selected from each district Once the yatra concludes a conference will be held involving participants from all 75 districts with 22500 Kisan Yodhas attendingShukla further said In the next year we aim to create 300 Kisan Nyay Yodhas in every assembly constituency Before the 2027 assembly elections we plan to hold a mega farmers conference with 120900 Kisan Yodhas According to the statement to ensure the yatra is conducted in a wellcoordinated and disciplined manner national coordinators from the All India Kisan Congress have been appointed at the divisional levelAdditionally national office bearers from other states will act as coordinators at the district level and Kisan Congress officials from Uttar Pradesh have been tasked with organising it at the local level it addedThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever