Police on alert as farmers march towards Delhi to protest Farm Bills

Expressing discontent over the passage of the farm Bills in the Rajya Sabha on Sunday, a large number of farmers are marching towards the national capital.

The Upper House of Parliament on Sunday passed the Farmers’ Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Ordinance, 2020 and the Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Ordinance, 2020.

Delhi Police have made adequate arrangements on the Delhi-NCR as farmers move towards the national capital to register their protest.

In Haryana, Ambala, Kaithal and Kurukshetra, farmers blocked key roads to protest the new Farm Bills.
Most of the Opposition parties have also come in sup- port of the farmers. After SAD leader Harsimrat Kaur resigned from the Union Cabinet, Ram Karan Kala, Shahabad MLA of Jannayak Janta Party, an ally of the BJP in Haryana was spotted at a protest site. Inside Parliament, the opposition created a ruckus as the two Bills were being passed.

With Punjab Youth Congress along with farmers hit- ting the Delhi-Chandigarh national highway to take part in a tractor rally headed to Delhi, the police have been asked to be on their toes.

MSP has been one of the concerns of many farmers and irrespective of the Centre’s assurance, many feel farmers will either cease to get the benefit of it or private players may exploit them.

With politics heating up over the matter, Punjab CM Capt. Amarinder Singh said, “These ordinances will cause irreparable damage to farming in the state. The Punjab Vidhan Sabha, in its session held on August 28, 2020, had passed a resolution to withdraw these ordinances.”