Kisan Mahapanchayat on March 14: Will block rail, road traffic if stopped from going to Delhi, says SKM

The union leaders said if they were stopped by the authorities to move forward, they would block traffic and rail tracks. The SKM leaders held a meeting on Monday to review the situation in Ludhiana.

Farmer body Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM) on Monday announced that more than 50,000 farmers from Punjab will reach Ram Leela Maidan in Delhi to attend the ‘Kisan Mahapanchayat’ on March 14.

Samyukta Kisan Morcha members addressing the media in Ludhiana on Monday. (Manish/HT)

The union leaders said if they were stopped by the authorities to move forward, they would block traffic and rail tracks. The SKM leaders held a meeting on Monday to review the situation in Ludhiana.

SKM leader Hardev Singh Sandhu, while talking to media, said one of their teams is arranging permission from the government to hold the event, but they will definitely march towards Delhi and attend the event even if the government did not give them permission.

Another farmer leader Harbans Singh Sangha said a six-member committee had met Samyukta Kisan Morcha (non-political) coordinator Jagjit Singh Dallewal several times, but there was no response from his side.

Replying to a question about a fresh offer of minimum support price (MSP) on five crops by the Centre, Sangha said the farmers have already turned down the offer.