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1,500 Farm Union Reps To Come Together At National Convention

Aug 24, 2021 | Pratirodh Bureau

FILE PHOTO: Farmers take part in a candlelit vigil, in memory of a person who died during a tractor rally on Republic Day, as protests against farm laws continue, at the Singhu Border near New Delhi

Over 1,500 representatives of farm unions from across the country will come together to discuss future strategies for the ongoing farmers’ protest during the national convention on August 26 and 27, farmer leaders said.

The two-day convention at the Singhu border is being held to mark the completion of nine months of the farmers’ agitation against the three contentious farm laws.

“Unlike our other events, the national convention is not going to be a mass gathering or a rally. Instead, 1,500 representatives of farmer unions from across the country will come together for two days at the Singhu border to discuss strategies to sharpen and intensify our protests,” farmer leader Abhimanyu Kohar told PTI.

He added that the convention was aimed at bringing together farmers from across the country, so that everybody could be part of the decision making on how the protest was to be taken forward.

“We have been protesting for nine months. It is not a short span of time. We want to include everybody, and representatives of farmer organisations from east, west, south and north… everybody will be here,” Kohar added.

One of the major issues that will be up for discussion at the convention will be the farmers’ upcoming ”mahapanchayat” in Uttar Pradesh’s Muzaffarnagar on September 5.

“Our next strategy is the Muzaffarnagar ”mahapanchayat” on September 5, which will also be discussed at the convention. Preparations for the ”mahapanchayat” are in full swing. I know that at least 5,000 vehicles will be travelling to Muzaffarnagar,” Kohar said.

On August 26, the farmers’ protest against the three contentious laws will complete nine months. The farmers have been demanding the repeal of the three laws, which they are afraid will do away with the MSP system, leaving them at the mercy of big corporations.

Over 10 rounds of talks with the government that has been projecting the laws as major agricultural reforms have failed to break the deadlock between the two parties.

While the Singhu border will be the central point of the national convention, gatherings will be organised in different parts of the country simultaneously.

In Chandigarh, farmer leader Paramjit Singh said about 2,000-2,5000 people are expected to come together to discuss the “issues that have been impacting the farmers as well as the common man”.

“We will gather on the ground in Sector 25 where a stage will be put up. On one of the days of the national convention, Rakesh Tikait is expected to visit our gathering and address the crowd,” he said.

“Leaders of different farm unions will also participate to discuss how the agitation should be taken forward,” Singh said.

He added that the farmers have ensured that their protests are peaceful, and do not cause any inconvenience to people.

“Farmers have been very straightforward about their demands from the beginning. It is the government that is being stubborn,” Singh said.

“We will continue to be patient because we do not want to cause any inconvenience to anyone. The government will have to give in to our demands because we will continue building pressure,” he said.

According to the farmer leaders, the visiting representatives from different states, including Kerala, Karnataka, Gujarat, and Tamil Nadu, will be provided accommodation at the Singhu border itself.

“We have been protesting constantly over the last nine months. This convention will also be a way to recall our struggle through the last nine months,” said Rachpal Singh, another farmer leader.

“The farm union leaders from across the country, who will stay at the Singhu protest site, will address the protesters there, talking about our agitation, the three black laws and the state of farmers in the country,” he added. (PTI)

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