New Delhi: As the farmers participating in the ‘Dilli Chalo’ march continue to stay put at the Punjab-Haryana border, farmer leader Sarwan Singh Pandher said that the protest will continue until all their demands are met. He also urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to speak on “whatever is happening with the farmers,” as quoted by news agency ANI on Sunday. Pandher stated that on February 26, biers and effigies of the WTO, corporate houses, and governments will be burned.
“Today, is the 13th day of the morchas at Shambhu and Khanauri. Today, we will have a convention on both borders as there will be a discussion on the WTO. We have demanded that the farming sector should be taken out of WTO…We will hold a press conference in the evening,” Pandher said, as quoted by ANI.
Pandher said that a convention on both Shambhu and Khanauri borders will be held today as there will be a discussion on WTO. He further said that the farmers have demanded that the farming sector should be taken out of WTO. The farmer leader said that protestors will hold a discussion on how WTO’s policies are affecting the farmers and the outcome will be announced in the evening.
Farmer leader Pandher said that on the morning of February 26, biers of WTO, corporate houses and governments will be burned and in the afternoon over 20ft tall effigies will be burned. “On the morning of 26th Feb, biers of WTO, corporate houses and governments will be burned; in the afternoon, at both borders over 20ft tall effigies will be burned. On 27th Feb, Kisan Mazdoor Morcha, SKM (non-political) will hold a meeting of all its leaders from across the country. On 28th Feb, both forums will sit and hold a discussion. On 29th Feb, the next steps will be decided…We are asking PM Modi to speak on whatever is happening with the farmers,” he said.