Farmers burn copies of govt insurance policies
Amritsar, January 13
Farmers burnt copies of presidency’s alleged corporate-friendly insurance policies which had been towards their curiosity within the Lohri bonfire on Friday.
Members of the Kisan Majdoor Sangharsh Committee (KMSC), led by normal secretary Sarwan Singh Pandher, held a protest at Deputy Commissioner’s Workplace and toll plazas right here.
On the forty ninth day of the agitation at present, the agitators celebrated “Sangharshi” Lohri by lighting a flame towards the “pro-corporate” insurance policies of the governments.
Union’s district leaders Baldev Singh Bagga, Savinder Singh and others mentioned the legendary character in Punjab historical past Dullah Bhatti had fought towards the oppression of the federal government of these occasions and the agitation was related at present too. There isn’t any distinction within the behaviour of the governments, they mentioned.
Farmer chief Gurlal Singh Mann mentioned their agitation was being supported by numerous teams. He mentioned each the state and Centre shrugged away from their accountability to enhance earnings of farmers and farm labourers.
He mentioned all money owed of farmers and labourers ought to be waived off, truthful value to farmers’ crops and 365-day employment ought to be ensured, surplus lands ought to be distributed equally amongst farmers and labourers. An modification made relating to Mustarka proprietor lands ought to be withdrawn and all different calls for of the motion ought to be accepted instantly, they demanded.
In the meantime, members of the KMSC burnt copies of alleged anti-farmers and lobourers insurance policies of the Centre and the state authorities in Tarn Taran too. They’ve been holding a “Pakka Morcha” exterior the District Administrative Complicated (DAC) in Tarn Taran for the previous 49 days and staging dharas at Usman toll plaza and Mannan villages for the previous 29 days.
District president Satnam Singh Manochahal, Harjinder Singh Shakri, Jarnail Singh Noordi and different leaders of the KMSC, of their deal with, mentioned the incorrect insurance policies of the Heart and the state had badly ruined the financial system of the nation which had made folks jobless and compelled farmers to finish their lives.
The leaders took a notice of giving the management of public sector establishments corresponding to Railways, LIC, air providers, banking, electrical energy, schooling, well being, moreover others, to the company sector. They mentioned because of this, youth was going through issues corresponding to unemployment, inflation and corruption. The leaders demanded that debt on farmers ought to be even be waived off.