Sanyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM), which is spearheading the protests against the three farm laws, has given a call for Bharat Bandh on March 26 to mark the four months of the kisan protest. The kisan leaders addressing media persons, said that the Bandh will be for the whole day and all vehicular traffic and trains would be stopped. Morcha leaders also announced its protest programmes for the next weeks.
Union leader Buta Singh Burjgil said the bandh would be observed across the country peacefully. All transport services, including road and rail, and business establishments would remain suspended from morning till evening.
On March 15, anti-corporate day and the anti-government day will be marked in which protests will be organised by giving memorandum to SDMs and DMs against the rising prices of diesel, petrol, LPG and other essential commodities and protests will be held with trade unions at Railway stations all over the country against privatisation.
On March 17, a joint convention will be organised with trade unions and other mass organisations for planning the Bharat Bandh on 26th March.
The leaders also gave a call to launch a “mandi bachao, kheti bachao” movement. Protests would be held in all mandis on March 19.
On the martyrdom day of Shaheed Bhagat Singh, on 23 March, youngsters from all over the country will join the farmers’ protests in Delhi borders.
On March 26, on completion of 4 months of this movement, a complete Bharat bandh will be observed.
On the occasion of Hola Mohalla on March 28, they would burn copies of the farm laws.
Kisan Yatras will be taken out in Bihar from March 11 to 15, which will conclude on March 18 on the Kisan Kranti Diwas in the Vidhansabha March in Patna, in which thousands of farmers will participate.
