SKM Press Release July 31, 2022

Nationwide Protest demonstrations and Chakka Jam held on Sardar Udham Singh’s Day of Martyrdom — Farmers across the nation come together to protest against the betrayal by the Union Government on #MSP, #ElectricityBill, Withdrawal of Cases, and other issues.

Widespread protest demonstrations and Chakka Jam held in Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal, Odisha, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Tripura, among other states.

#SKM reiterates its demand for legal guarantee of minimum support price and other pending issues

From August 7 to August 14 “Jai Jawan, Jai Kisan” conventions will be held across the country to expose the Agnipath scheme.

In connection with the 75th anniversary of Indian Independence, a 75-hour morcha will be held in Lakhimpur Kheri on August 18, 19, 20, for the demand of sacking Ajay Mishra Teni.

Today, on Sardar Udham Singh’s Day of Martyrdom, farmers across the nation held nationwide protest demonstrations and Chakka Jam against the betrayal of the farmers by the Union Government. Samyukta Kisan Morcha in its national meeting held on July 3, had given a call for “Nationwide Chakka Jam” to be held on the Day of Martyrdom of Sardar #UdhamSingh, against the betrayal of the Union Government.

It should be noted that the Union Government has not fulfilled any of the promises made to the Samyukta Kisan Morcha in its letter dated 9 December 2021, on the basis of which the farm movement was suspended. The Government is still not ready to discuss the legal guarantee for minimum support price (MSP). The Cabinet is reported to have approved the Electricity Amendment Bill for placing in Parliament. Nor have the false cases registered against the farmers been withdrawn. Ajay Mishra Teni remains in the Union Council of Ministers even today.

To protest against this betrayal, widespread protest demonstrations and Chakka Jam were held in Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal, Odisha, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Tripura, among other states. Tens of thousands of farmers came together to protest against the betrayal by the Union Government.

Samyukta Kisan Morcha reiterates its six demands, namely, legal guarantee of MSP for all produce based on C2+50% formula, withdrawal of draft “Electricity Amendment Bill, 2020/2021”, removal of the penal provisions on farmers in the “Commission for Air Quality Management in the National Capital Region and Adjoining Areas Act 2021”, withdrawal of false cases against the farmers over the course of the movement, dismissal and arrest of Minister of State Ajay Mishra Teni, and compensation and rehabilitation to the families of the martyrs of the farm movement and allocation of land to build a memorial in their memory at Singhu morcha.

SKM will further organize “Jai-Jawan Jai-Kisan” conventions across the country from August 7 to August 14 to expose the Agnipath scheme, which is anti-national and anti-youth as well as anti-farmer. In connection with the 75th anniversary of Indian Independence, Samyukta Kisan Morcha will organize a 75-hour Permanent Morcha at #LakhimpurKheri on 18-19-20 August, to demand the dismissal and arrest of Minister of State Ajay Mishra Teni, in which farmer leaders and workers from across the country will participate.

Samyukta Kisan Morcha warned the Union Government that unless the promised demands are fulfilled, the farm movement will be intensified in the coming months.

Issued by-

Dr. Darshan Pal, Hannan Mollah Joginder Singh Ugrahan, Yudhveer Singh, Yogendra Yadav

Samyukta Kisan Morcha

Email: samyuktkisanmorcha@gmail.com