Farmers observed ‘Mahila Kisan Diwas’ (Women Farmers’ Day) on Monday as the agitation entered the 55th day.
Despite multiple rounds of talks between the farmers and government, which remained inconclusive, the farmers are adamant on continuing their agitation.
In the meantime, the Supreme Court has put a stay on these laws and formed a committee of experts to examine the matter.
Balwinder Kaur, 60, resident of Behman Diwana, Bathinda district, led the ‘Mahila Kisan Diwas’ march to Kathera village of Fazilka district where BJP leader Surjeet Kumar Jyani lives. Her 14-year-old granddaughter Karnaaz Kaur and thousands of women accompanied her. Women were in charge at the protest sites across Punjab as well as at Delhi borders on Monday.
Women members of BKU Ugrahan staged dharnas on ‘Mahila Kisan Diwas’ at Dhanaula village of Barnala district, which is the native village of BJP leader Harjeet Singh Grewal, and Kathera village of Fazilka district, native village of Surjeet Kumar Jyani.
Under the banner of Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee (KMSC), farmers and women labourers burnt effigies of the government and shouted slogans against International Monetary Fund- IMF and World Trade Organization (WTO) in Ferozepur.
Protesting union leaders also said that farmers have a constitutional right to take out their tractor rally peacefully on January 26. On the other hand, Supreme Court said on Monday that the Delhi Police is the first authority to decide the entry of protesting farmers into the national capital.
“Our intervention has been strongly misunderstood…Who will come in the city and who will be allowed will not be seen by us,” a Bench headed by CJI SA Bobde told the Centre while hearing a plea filed by the Delhi Police to stop farmers’ proposed tractor rally on January 26. “You are at liberty to invoke all powers under the law,” the CJI told the Attorney General KK Venugopal.
