The march, led by 101 farmers, will begin at the Delhi-Haryana Shambhu border and proceed towards the national capital. This marks the third attempt by the farmers in a month to march towards Delhi, following the two unsuccessful bids on December 6 and 8.
Speaking to ANI, Kisan Mazdoor Morcha (KMM) leader Sarwan Singh Pandher said, “The farmers’ protest has now entered its 307th day. By noon today, our third ‘Jattha of 101 farmers will depart for Delhi. The country is connected with us and supporting the protest, but our prime minister has remained silent about it and maintained a distance from the subject.”
“The Union Agriculture Minister has not been speaking about the protest either and the way BJP MPs are doing ‘bayanbazi’ is going to cause division in communities. The government agencies are trying their best to ensure that the ‘morcha’ does not win. They are trying to prove that even if all of Punjab and Haryana come together, even then the morcha cannot win,” he added.
The ongoing
farmers’ agitation has gained massive momentum, with widespread participation from states like Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh. The protest sites near Delhi’s borders have thousands of farmers in makeshift camps.
The protest gained further urgency in the wake of the deteriorating health conditions of Punjab farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal, as his fast-unto-death entered its 18th day.
He began his hunger strike on November 26 at the Khanauri border, demanding to accept farmers’ demands.
On Friday, the Supreme Court asked the Union government and Punjab to ensure necessary medical aid to Dallewal.
Meanwhile, mobile internet, SMS and dongle services have been suspended in Ambala, Haryana, from December 14 to December 17. This temporary suspension is in place to prevent the spread of misinformation and potential law-and-order disruptions after the ‘Delhi Kooch’ call by farmers’ organisations.
The suspension will be in effect from December 14, 6:00 am, to December 17, 11:59 pm in several villages, including Dangdehri, Lohgarh and Saddopur. Essential services such as banking communications, voice calls, individual SMS and broadband will remain unaffected to minimize public inconvenience.
