Farmer leaders warned BJP, said – will appeal to farmers of Bengal and Assam not to vote

The United Kisan Morcha (SKM), which is spearheading the protests against the three agricultural laws of the central government, said that it will send a team to West Bengal and Assam to said people to not to vote BJP.

The yatra will begin on March 12

Farmer leaders Darshan Pal Singh said in a statement that the yatra will be for three days which will start from March 12. Pal said that the team would have four-five members including him and Yogendra Yadav. SKM member Kavitha Kuruganti said that all information about this will be known on Wednesday. Assembly elections in West Bengal and Assam will begin on March 27.

More than 280 farmers killed

The SKM also said that the number of farmers who ‘sacrificed their lives’ in the Protest rose to more than 280 on Tuesday. He said, “Today, 50-year-old Radheshyam farmer of Jind district of Haryana were martyred at the Tikari border.” The farmers’ organization on Monday also condemned the ‘attack’ of ‘ABVP’ workers on Labor rights activist Navdeep Kaur at Delhi University.

Tikait will address Mahapanchayat in Ballia, UP

It is worth noting that Rakesh Tikait, leader of the Bharatiya Kisan Union, will address the Kisan Mahapanchayat in Sikanderpur in Ballia district on Wednesday to give a strong foundation to the farmers’ protest in eastern Uttar Pradesh as well as Bihar. An official of the Bharatiya Kisan Sabha gave information about this. Purvanchal in charge of Bharatiya Kisan Sabha Ajit Rai said on Tuesday that Rakesh Tikait, leader of the Bharatiya Kisan Union, will address the farmers mahapanchayat at Sikanderpur in Ballia district tomorrow.

Congress- Left parties got support

He said that the distance from Sikandarpur to Bihar is about five kilometers and this mahapanchayat is being held in Sikandarpur to strengthen the movement against the new agricultural law in eastern Uttar Pradesh and Bihar. He told that this Kisan Mahapanchayat has the support of Congress, the Left parties as well as various Farmer leaders organizations. Superintendent of Police, Dr. Vipin Tada said that necessary security arrangements have been made keeping in view the Kisan Mahapanchayat.