Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM) on Wednesday warned the central government to “not test their patience, initiate the dialogue and accept the demands”.
While the spells of rain make things more difficult for the farmers camping at the national capital’s borders to protest the farm laws, the Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM) on Wednesday warned the central government to “not test their patience, initiate the dialogue and accept the demands”.
Demanding repeal of three farm laws and a legal guarantee for the minimum support Price (MSP) and other two issues, thousands of farmers, mostly from Punjab, Haryana and Western Uttar Pradesh, have been camping at three Delhi border points – Singhu, Tikri and Ghazipur – for almost six months.
“… More than 470 farmers have been martyred in the farmers’ movement. Many agitators have had to leave their jobs, education and other work. The government’s attitude meanwhile shows how inhuman and careless it is towards its own citizens, the ”anna daatas”. If the government cares about its farmers and wants their welfare, then it should initiate dialogue with the farmers and accept their demands,” said the SKM, an umbrella body of over 30 farmers’ unions participating in the protest. The SKM warned the government to “not test the patience of farmers”.
Although there have been 11 rounds of talks so far between the centre and protesting farmers’, the deadlock has continued as both sides have stuck to their stand.
The central government, in January, had offered to suspend the farm laws for 12-18 months to protesting farmers, who rejected it unanimously.
The apex court, taking cognizance of the protests, stayed the implementation of the laws till further orders and set up a committee to resolve the impasse.
When this government, which “pretends” to do the welfare of farmers, takes “full credit” for increasing production or export in any crop or state, it should also take responsibility for every “human loss and other loss” taking place on the borders of Delhi, the SKM said.
According to the protesting farmers’ union, the spells of rainfall in Delhi on Wednesday under the impact of cyclone Tauktae has caused a great deal of “disruption and losses” at the different agitating venues.
“It has been a chaotic situation with regard to food and accommodation, due to the rain. Roads and several parts of the protest sites have been filled up with rainwater,” the union said.
“… For six months now, in all such circumstances, in the absence of any government facilities and support, the protesting farmers themselves are handling such situations,” it claimed.
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