Farmers Protest 2024: "We tried our best to avoid clash", says Farmer Leader Sarwan Singh Pandher
Punjab Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee General Secretary Sarwan Singh Pandher addressed press conference in Fatehgarh Sahib.
Farmers ‘Delhi Chalo’ March Protest 2024: Punjab Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee General Secretary Sarwan Singh Pandher on Tuesday addressed a press conference before heading towards the national capital as a part of the 'Delhi Chalo' call by farmers. It is pertinent to mention that the farmers have been protesting against the Central Government over their demands that are yet to be fulfilled.
Punjab Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee General Secretary Sarwan Singh Pandher, in Fatehgarh Sahib, said "We tried to find a solution so that we do not have to stand against the Govt. We were expecting that we would be given something. In the 5-hour-long meeting yesterday, we put forward the situation of Haryana... The people of Punjab and Haryana are being tortured. It seems that both these states are not a part of India anymore, they are being treated as International border..."
He added, "We tried our best during the meeting yesterday to resolve the issue and avoid a clash with the (central) government. We attended the meeting for five hours. They are sending police and using water cannons in each and every village of Haryana. They are torturing farmers in Haryana."
Sarwan Singh Pandher further said, "...Congress party does not support us, we consider Congress equally responsible as much as the BJP. These laws were brought by Congress itself...We are not in favour of anyone, we raise the voice of farmers..."
"We have said that we will keep the doors open for talks. If the government wants, then it can make an announcement anytime. However, they only want to delay our protest. Talking about the MSP Act, the union minister said they will form a committee. The CACP has recommended MSPs for 23 crops. We told them that a legal surety should be given about this. We said that the government should give us an argument (why it can't be done) instead of forming a committee."
He also said that the protest was going to be a peaceful one and they would go to Delhi even if the police shot them or lathi-charge them.
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