New Delhi, 27 October 2020
MASSIVE COORDINATION OF FARMERS FEDERATIONS LAUNCHED TO FIGHT 3 ANTI-FARMER, ANTI-PEOPLE FARM LAWS & ELECTRICITY BILL 2020
COORDINATION BODY ANNOUNCES ALL INDIA ROAD BLOCKADE ON 5TH NOVEMBER & “DELHI CHALO” ON 26-27 NOVEMBER 2020
Major Farmer Federations with over 500 constituent organizations, including the entire Working Group and state chapter representatives of All India Kisan Sangharsh Coordination Committee (AIKSCC) and the federations led by farmer leaders Sardar Balbir Singh Rajewal and Gurnam Singh Chanduni met today at Gurudwara Rakabganj, New Delhi and announced the following historic decisions:
1. There shall be a massive coordination of farmer federations to spearhead the fight against the 3 anti-farmer, anti-people Farm Acts 2020 and Electricity Bill 2020. This shall be led by the newly launched Program Coordination Body.
2. There shall be a Committee of the Coordination Body which shall include VM Singh, Balbir Singh Rajewal, Gurnam Singh, Raju Shetty and Yogendra Yadav. The Committee shall take coordinate the initial two programs accounced.
2. An All India Road Blockade shall be organized on 5th November 2020.
3. A “Delhi Chalo” protest shall be held on 26-27th November 2020.
4. The demand shall be focussed on withdrawal of recently passed 3 Farm Acts and Electricity Bill 2020.
5. The protests will include huge state-wise/region-wise build up of mass mobilizations and movements focussing on these demands.
6. All over India farmers will protest before govt offices including central govt offices and offices of BJP leaders and their allies as well corporates.
7. The meeting condemned the Central Govt’s. decision to stop operation of goods trains to Punjab unless passenger trains start plying – this is blackmail of the people and famers of Punjab and is most unbecoming of a democratic govt.
