Farm Protest Ends Today!

Farmers are dismantling their makeshift accommodations at the border sites

Chandigarh: Victory for the farmers who agitated for 15-continuos-months to fight against the three farm laws. Farmers camping at Delhi's Singhu, Tikri and Ghazipur borders will take out a victory march today as they return to their villages in Punjab and Haryana. 

The agitators (farmers) are dismantling their makeshift accommodations at the border sites. The farmers were once given tags as "terrorists" and "khalistanis," still they didn't fall back. Today, the year-long protest has come to an end. They will gather for some ceremonies and start their journey home. 

Special arrangements have been made along the highways to greet the farmers as they head home on tractors, it is learnt.

In a report of news agency ANI, the face of farmer's protest, Rakesh Tikait talked about vacating the agitation sites. He told ANI, "We will talk, pray and meet the people who helped us. People have started vacating already; it will take 4-5 days. I will leave on December 15."

Last month, PM Modi announced to repeal the farm laws. Farmer's front wanted to have all their demands fulfilled in a written proposal.

The centre has agreed to form a committee to decide the MSP issue. The committee will comprise government officials, agriculture experts and representatives from Kisan Morcha. The government has also agreed to drop all police cases against farmers, including stubble burning complaints and those filed by Haryana and Uttar Pradesh police following clashes with protesters.  

On the Kisan Morcha's demand for compensation for the deaths of 700-odd farmers during the protest, the centre has said Haryana and Uttar Pradesh have given in-principle approval and Punjab has already made an announcement.

The centre's proposal had come after Union Home Minister Amit Shah spoke to farmer leaders via phone calls over their demands. 

With the farmers returning home after forcing the government into a climbdown, the focus now shifts away from the protest sites on Delhi borders to the Assembly poll arena in Punjab and Uttar Pradesh.

People's eyes are on the Lakhipur Kheri, where four protesting farmers were run over, allegedly by a Union Minister's son.