Centre In No Mood…”: Farmers To Resume March To Delhi Tomorrow

Chandigarh: 

Punjab farmer leader Sarwan Singh Pandher said on Saturday that they have not received any message from the Centre for talks to address their issues and said a group of 101 farmers will again begin their march to Delhi on December 8.

On Friday, protesting farmers suspended their foot march to the national capital for the day after some of them suffered injuries due to tear gas shells fired by security personnel, who stopped them at the Punjab-Haryana border. The farmers have been pressing for various demands, including a legal guarantee for Minimum Support Price (MSP).

Addressing the media at Shambhu on the Punjab-Haryana border on Saturday, Mr Pandher said 16 farmers suffered injuries and one of them lost hearing ability because of the teargas shelling by Haryana security personnel.Except four injured farmers, the rest of them have been discharged from hospital, he said, adding, “We have not received any message from the Centre for holding talks. The (Narendra) Modi government is in no mood to hold talks.” He further said the Samyukta Kisan Morcha (Non-Political) and Kisan Mazdoor Morcha have already decided that a ‘jatha’ of 101 farmers will again march towards the national capital on Sunday noon in a peaceful manner.