Farmers to march to Parliament on foot in May: Samyukt Kisan Morcha

Announcing their plans for the upcoming two months farmers who have been protesting against the new farm laws at the Delhi borders said they will march to the Parliament on foot in May the Samyukt Kisan Morcha said on WednesdayThe Sanyukt Kisan Morcha met yesterday and decided that the farmers will be undertaking a march to the Parliament The date for the march is yet to be decidedIt will be joined not just by farmers but also by women and unemployed individuals and labourers who have been supporting the movement farmer leader Gurnaam Singh Chaduni saidAddressing a press conference he said that the march would be carried out in a peaceful manner and special care would be taken that what happened on January 26 is not repeatedThe leaders also shared their plans of forming a committee to control protesters if there is police action in parliament marchldquoWe will form a committee to let the protestors know what to do in case there is police action during the march It will also be made clear to them that SKM condemns all kinds of violence So the protestors will know that if there is any damage of property by them they will have to serve the penalty a farmer leader saidFarmer leaders also announced their plans to block the KundliManesarPalwal expressway for 24 hours on April 10We will be blocking the KMP expressway on April 10 for 24 hours that is from 11 am on April 10 to 11 am on the next dayWe will be doing this because the government has not been listening to us It has been sleeping This is to wake up the government another farmer leader saidAn event to honour the farmers who have lost their lives during the agitation will be organised on May 6Soil from different parts of the country will be brought to these borders and a memorial will be created for all our brothers who have lost their lives while participating in this movement a farmer leader saidSeparate events will also be organised to commemorate Ambedkar Jayanti and Labour DayEnacted in September the three farm laws have been projected by the Centre as major reforms in the agriculture sector that will remove the middlemen and allow farmers to sell their produce anywhere in the countryThe protesting farmers on the other hand have expressed apprehension that the new laws would pave the way for eliminating the safety cushion of the Minimum Support Price MSP and do away with the mandi wholesale market system leaving them at the mercy of big corporatesThis 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