A Mahapanchayat is going to be held today to protest against the arrest of farmers. Thousands of farmers are expected to attend the Mahapanchayat. Farmers are adamant on marching to Delhi regarding their demands. The police is trying to stop them on the Delhi-Noida border, but the farmers are not ready to stop. Meanwhile, the Yogi government of Uttar Pradesh has taken a big step to find a solution.
The UP government has formed a 5-member committee to find a solution to the ongoing farmers’ protest in Noida and Greater Noida. This committee has been formed under the chairmanship of IAS Anil Kumar Sagar, Principal Secretary, Infrastructure and Industrial Development Department. Apart from Anil Kumar Sagar, the committee includes Piyush Verma, Special Secretary Infrastructure and Industrial Development, Sanjay Khatri ACEO Noida and Soumya Srivastava ACEO Greater Noida, Kapil Singh ACEO YEIDA. This committee will submit report and recommendations to the government within a month.
Farmers will gather on Mahamaya flyover
Here, farmers have announced to sit on strike at Mahamaya flyover in Noida today. Thousands of farmers are expected to reach Mahamaya flyover at 12 noon. Bharatiya Kisan Morcha President Naresh Tikait said that the demands of the farmers are legitimate and their struggle for those demands will continue.
At the same time, Trinamool Congress MP Saugata Roy has also supported the demands of the farmers and said that the government should accept their demands. Haryana Chief Minister Naib Singh Saini has held Congress responsible for the problems of farmers.
Vice President expressed displeasure on farmers issue
Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar seems to be angry with the government’s attitude towards farmers. During a programme, he asked Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan that if the promises made to the farmers have been made, then information should also be given about how much has been fulfilled. He said that this is a very deep issue. Taking it lightly means that we are not practical. Our policy making is not on the right track. Who are those people who tell farmers that they will give them a fair price for their produce? I don’t understand that a mountain will fall. The farmer is alone and helpless.
He said, ‘Agriculture Minister, every moment is heavy for you. I request you. The person holding the second position under the Constitution of India is requesting you to ask whether a promise was made to the farmer and if the promise was made then why was it not kept and what are we doing to fulfill the promise? There was a movement last year also and this year also there is a movement. The cycle of time is turning and we are not doing anything.