Jind (Haryana): Farmers in Haryana's Jind district will organise a tractor rally along with tableaus in the entire city on the occasion of Independence Day in protest against the Centre's farm laws, said farmer leader Bijendra Sindhu on Sunday, adding that they have decided not to allow any ministers to hoist the tricolour on the occasion. "Tractor rally with tableaus would be held in the entire city (Jind) on August 15. Both the national flag and 'Kisan' flag will be mounted on tractors,' said Sindhu adding that farmers will send a route plan proposal for the rally to the district commissioner before the event.
Talking to the media, the farmer leader said that both national flags, as well as 'Kisan' flags, will be mounted on tractors participating in the rally. "No BJP leader will be allowed to unfurl the national flag," said the farmers' leader, adding that if any BJP leader comes to Jind, then farmers won't stop them and will not create hindrances. "Instead, our core committee will show them black flags while leaving or on arrival. Personally, I feel national festivals like August 15 should not be obstructed," Sindhu added.
Rakesh Tikait hails Jind farmers' plan for tractor rally on Aug 15
Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) leader Rakesh Tikait has also supported the Jind farmers' decision of carrying a tractor rally on August 15 and called them 'revolutionary'. Addressing media near a protest site in Delhi, Tikait said carrying out a tractor rally is not a 'bad thing', and driving tractors with a national flag increases the spirit of nationalism in people.
"Carrying out tractor rally is not a bad thing. People of Jind (Haryana) are revolutionary. They've taken the right decision of carrying out the tractor parade on August 15. Don't know what Samyukt Kisan Morcha decides...It will be a moment of pride to see the tractor parade with national flags mounted on them. It builds a spirit of nationalism."
The BKU leader informed a 'jatha' of farmers from Moradabad, Hapur and Amroha will come to the protest site in Delhi and carry out a tractor parade on roads on August 15. "Next 'jatha' with tractors will come from Moradabad, Hapur and Amroha on August 14, and on August 15, they will unfurl the national flag here (protest site), followed by a tractor parade on roads: BKU leader Rakesh Tikait," he added.
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Earlier, on January 26, protesters broke barricades to enter New Delhi and clashed with police in several parts of the national capital during the 'tractor rally' protest organised by farmers. The protestors had also entered the iconic Mughal era monument Red Fort and unfurled their flags from its ramparts.
Farmers have been protesting on the different borders of the national capital since November 26 last year against the three newly enacted farm laws: Farmers' Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Act, 2020; the Farmers Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and farm Services Act 2020 and the Essential Commodities (Amendment) Act, 2020. Farmer leaders and the Centre have held several rounds of talks but the impasse remains.
(ANI)
