Delhi Chalo call stands, further details on 3 March: farmer leaders

“In a democracy, is it justified that bullets are fired…? Our agitation will continue. It will head to victory. At the same time, one thing is clear, we have to save our children from bullets,” the farmer leader said.

Earlier in the day, farmer leader Sarwan Singh Pandher said the government was not paying attention to farmers’ demands as the ruling party’s sole focus was on winning the Lok Sabha elections ahead. The government should give a legal guarantee of minimum support price (MSP) for crops and meet other demands of protesting farmers, he added.

“Rather than paying attention to farmers, they are focused on how to win the elections,” Pandher said, asserting that the farmers’ agitation will continue until their demands are met.

The Samyukta Kisan Morcha (Non-Political) and the Kisan Mazdoor Morcha (KMM) are spearheading the Delhi Chalo march, which was put on hold for two days after Shubhkaran was killed. Two days later, farmer leaders said the protesters would continue to camp at Khanauri and Shambhu until 29 February.

Pandher said a meeting to pay tributes to Shubhkaran will be held by the SKM (Non-Political) and Kisan Mazdoor Morcha at Balloh on 3 March. Farmers from Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh will attend it in large numbers, he added. Shubhkaran’s body was taken to Balloh for his last rites on Thursday.