New Delhi: As the farmers protesting against the three farm laws were baton-charged in Haryana's Karnal. leading to the death of one framer, Sankuyt Kisan Morcha blamed the Khattar government for the atrocities against the farmers. Speaking to ETV Bharat, Sankuyt Kisan Morcha and All India Kisan Sabha general secretary Hanan Mollah said that, "Our movement against the three farm laws has always been peaceful but when the government could not suppress the voice of the farmers despite all the tricks, they chose a violent path."
Rejecting the governments claim that the 55-year-old farmer died of a heart attack, Mollah blamed the police for his death and said that the Haryana government is saying that he died of a heart attack and denying that he died due to police brutality. However, the truth is that he did not go to hospital after the lathicharge nor was a post-mortem conducted so the real cause of his death could not be ascertained. He went to his house in normal condition and died during his sleep, he added.
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Earlier on January 26, during the tractor parade, a farmer from Uttarakhand had died due to police brutality, which was described as an accident.
Hanan Mollah said that till now more than 600 farmers have lost their lives during the movement, despite suffering all kinds of difficulties, they continue their movement peacefully and want to make their woes known to the government, however, the government is not ready to listen to them. The government says that it is ready to talk to the people but do not specify the place and time.
On the other hand, the Sanyukt Kisan Morcha has given an ultimatum to the Haryana government till September 6 to file a murder case against Karnal SDM.
Hanan Mollah further informed that at least 5 lakh farmers will gather in the Kisan Mahapanchayat to be held in Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh on September 5.
After that, on September 27, a call for Bharat Bandh has also been given on the completion of 10 months of the farmers' movement.
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Mollah further added that when the government will face defeat in the elections, then perhaps it would understand that the demand of the farmers should have not been ignored
After the death of the farmer in Karnal, there is anger among the agitating farmers, but despite this, the farmer leaders are saying that the movement will continue in a peaceful manner.
