Farmers in Punjab, Uttar Pradesh and Telangana on Monday staged protests against the Centre’s agriculture-related ordinances and demanded t...
Farmers in Punjab, Uttar Pradesh and Telangana on Monday staged protests against the Centre’s agriculture-related ordinances and demanded that they be withdrawn immediately.
They opposed the Farmers’ Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Ordinance, the Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Ordinance, and an amendment in the Essential Commodities Act, 1955, which have been tabled as bills for discussion during the Parliament’s Monsoon Session. The ordinances seek to include private players in agriculture and promote hurdle-free sale of produce, but the farmers argue that they will bring about corporate dominance.
Hundreds of farmers in Punjab came out to the Amritsar-Delhi National Highway to protest, PTI reported. The protests were also held in Patiala, Barnala, Moga and Phagwara.
Farmers blocked beas bridge during protest against the three agriculture ordinances introduced by Centre.
— HT Punjab (@HTPunjab) September 14, 2020
Farmers expressed their outrage over the passage of these ordinances by the Centre which they called “anti-farmer”.
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All India Kisan Sangharsh Coordination Committee President Darshan Pal said that the farmers will be left to the “mercy” of big corporates if the Centre passed the ordinances.
Kisan Sangharsh Committee General Secretary Sarwan Singh Pandher said the farmers’ protests were also aimed...
