Farmers from the three protesting sites Singhu, Tikri and Ghaziabad will today take up a victory march towards their home towns as they became successful in getting the three farm laws repealed by the government for which they were protesting since 15 months.
After over a year of protests and getting tags of “terrorists” and “khalistanis” the brave farmers have finally decided put end their agitation and move back to their home towns after dismantling their built accommodations at the borders. The farmers will also gather at some ceremonies to mark the start of their journey to home.
Reportedly, special arrangements have been made to greet the farmers alongside the highways as they head towards their home on tractors.
Earlier, the victory march was scheduled for yesterday but it got postponed due to the tragic helicopter crash in Tamil Nadu on on Wednesday that killed 13 people, among them were Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat and his wife Madhulika Rawat.
Even after Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s announcement on November 19 to repeal the three farm laws, farmers still stayed at the protests sites for fulfillment of their pending demands. Amongst their pending demands one was to guarantee on Minimum Support Price (MSP).
The farmers gave their decision to return only after the centre gives a written proposal on the pending demands to the five-member committee of the Sanyukt Kisan Morcha.
According to the sources, a committee comprising of government officials, representatives from Kisan Morcha and agriculture experts will be formed by the centre to discuss on the MSP issue. The centre has even agreed to drop all the cases against the farmers, including stubble burning cases and those filed by the Uttar Pradesh and Haryana Police after the clashes with protesters.
On SKM’s demand for the compensation for the deaths of 700 farmers who died during the protests, the government has said that while Punjab has already guaranteed, Uttar Pradesh and Haryana have given their approval for the same.
The centre’s proposal to fulfill the pending demands came after the Union Home Minister Amit Shah talked with farmer leaders over phone.
As farmers have now pulled off their protests and decided to march back to their homes, the focus has now shifted on the upcoming assembly elections in Punjab and Uttar Pradesh.
