Sea of farmers gather for 'Kisan mahapanchayat' in Muzaffarnagar- Check pics
Farmers hold 'Kisan mahapanchayat' in UP's Muzaffarnagar
SKM organises 'Kisan mahapanchayat' in UP's Muzaffarnagar
The 'Kisan mahapanchayat' was organized on Sunday by the Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM) at the Government Inter College ground in Muzaffarnagar in protest against the Centre's farm laws. This event holds importance in the backdrop of crucial Uttar Pradesh assembly polls which are set to take place next year.
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Farmers from across the country attend 'Kisan mahapanchayat' in UP
BKU leader Rakesh Tikait vows to protest until demands are met
Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) national spokesperson Rakesh Tikait on Sunday (September 5) at the ‘Kisan mahapanchayat' in Uttar Pradesh’s Muzaffarnagar pledged that the farmers protesting against the Centre’s three controversial farm laws will not leave the protest site until they emerge successfully. “We take a pledge that we'll not leave the protest site there (at Delhi borders) even if our graveyard is made there. We will lay down our lives if needed, but will not leave the protest site until we emerge victorious," he said.
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Thousands of farmers have been protesting against Centre's farm laws
Protesting farmers call for Bharat Bandh on September 27
The protesting farmers gave a call for complete Bharat Bandh on September 27 in protest against the three contentious farm laws, IANS reported. The farmer leaders further said that the Mahapanchayat will prove that the agitation has the support of "all castes, religions, states, classes, small traders and all sections of the society".
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