Punjab: Situation calm at Khanauri front
Punjab: Condemning the action of Haryana Police on a small group of 101 farmers at Shambhu Border today, Jagjit Singh Dallewal, Convener of Samyukta Kisan Morcha (Non-Political), has called upon all the countrymen to consider the ‘Kisan Andolan’ as their own movement to prevent farmers’ suicides and for the future of their children. Dallewal’s indefinite fast at Khanauri border entered the 11th day today. He said that this fight cannot be left midway at any cost. The situation at Khanauri Morcha was peaceful today and no untoward activity took place there. Dallewal also mentioned the peaceful fast held by him at Khanauri and said that when there was no program to go to Delhi from Khanauri border, then why did the Haryana government barricade three places on the Haryana side. He said that the Supreme Court should take cognizance of this act of the Haryana government. Dallewal said that the action taken by the Haryana government on a small group of 101 farmers going to Delhi on foot has exposed the intentions of the Haryana government as well as the Center. He said that a few days ago the farmer leaders had gone to the Supreme Court committee, where the Home Secretary of Haryana and the DGP of Haryana were present. Both the officials had told them that the farmers can go to Delhi on foot, but today they denied it. Dallewal also said that the Center has some problem with farming and it wants to hand over the agriculture sector to corporate houses. Due to this, the Center is neither talking to the farmers nor allowing them to go to Delhi even on foot. This shows that the Center does not want to talk to the farmers. Regarding the situation after the action of Haryana Police, Dallewal said that both the fronts – SKM (non-political) and KMM – will discuss and after that a decision will be taken for further action. Farmer leader Sukhjit Singh Hardo Jhande, who was on a hunger strike from November 26 to 30 at the Khanauri border, said that today it has become clear that there is a lot of difference between the words and actions of the Haryana government, because it has stopped the farmers from going to Delhi.
