Singhu Border, 13 September (Sangrami Lehar Bureao)- After the launch of Mission Uttar Pradesh at Muzaffarnagar Kisan-Mazdoor Mahapanchayat, and its detailed plan and program at SKM Uttar Pradesh meet at Lucknow where 85 farm unions from across the UP came together, the campaign is now in full swing. Several programs are being organized at all levels. On September 17th, meetings will be held in every district of Uttar Pradesh to plan for Bharat Bandh. After the success of farm movement in western Uttar Pradesh, the movement is quickly spreading to the eastern part of the state. Farmers are determined to teach BJP a lesson in the upcoming elections.
A Kisan Sansad will be held in Jaipur on September 15th, where farm unions from across the Rajasthan will come together to prepare for Bharat Bandh and raise the issues of farmers in the state.
Today, apple farmers in Himachal Pradesh protested against the government’s apathy towards their demands to ensure remunerative prices for apples, and the open loot by corporates. It should be noted that, this year Adani Agri Fresh has fixed the rate of A-grade premium apples at ₹ 72 per kg, against the ₹ 88 per kg last year. Most of the farmers are making a loss. The apple farmers are joined by the farmers growing tomatoes, potatoes, garlic, cauliflower and other crops, who are demanding the legal guarantee of MSP for all crops.
In Sohana, Punjab, the hunger strike of women farmers’ has reached its 97th day. Women who constitute the majority of the farmers in India, and are leading the farm movement, have taken up the battle against the three farm laws.