NEW DEHI, Dec 12: The farmers’ leaders have decided to go on mass hunger strike for a day on December 14 as part of their decision to further intensify their stir for total repeal of the three contentious farm acts.
“All farmers’ leaders will go on hunger strike on December 14 at Delhi’s Singhu border,” Kamal Preet Singh Pannu, leader of Samyukta Kisan Andolan said.
He said if the government wanted to hold talks, the agitating farmers were ready. But “we will first discuss the repeal of the three legislations,” he said.
“On December 14, all farmer leaders will sit on a fast sharing same stage at Singhu border. We want government to take back three Farm bills, we’re not in favour of amendments,” he said.
“Centre wants to thwart our movement, but we will not allow this” Pannu also said as farmers vowed to keep protest against agriculture laws “peaceful”.
The farmers also announced to take out a tractor march on Sunday. The march would begin at 11am from Shahjahanpur in Rajasthan and will block Jaipur-Delhi main road, Pannu said.
He also said farmers from other parts of the country were also on their way to join the protesters here and they would take the agitation to the next level in the coming days.
(Manas Dasgupta)
