Farmer leaders to meet today ahead of call for protest at Jantar Mantar: Delhi police. Farmers who go to Jantar Mantar will be given ID cards from the Kisan United front, protestors who do not have an ID card will not be allowed to participate.
Last year, from the 26th of November Farmers, have been protesting at the three borders of the National Capital against three farm laws implemented by the Government for which farmers have been incessantly protesting and have also planned a march to parliament ahead of the parliament session. According to the statement, Balbir Singh Rajewal said, there will be no "gherao" in parliament during the proposed farmers protest against the Centre's farm bills on July 22.
As per the statement by ANI he said, the farmer's union had met with Delhi Police today at the Mantram resort near the Singhu border and sought permission for a 'Kisan Sansad' in Jantar Mantar. About 200 protesters will gather. "We have shared our program with the Delhi police. From 22 July, 200 farmers will reach Jantar Mantar by bus and hold a Kisan Sansad. There has never been talk of any type of gherao in parliament. It also said that farmers who go to Jantar Mantar will be given ID cards from the Kisan United front. Anyone who does not have an ID card will not be allowed to participate. Farmers are planning to protest from July 22 till the end of the Parliament monsoon session to demand the scrapping of the contentious farm and legal guarantee on MSP.
According to police sources, Delhi police suggested farmers consider alternative venues in the National Capital for the protest. Another former leader from Madhya Pradesh Shivkumar Kakkar said we told to the Delhi Police that "200 people will mark to Parliament from singhu borders every day." Each person will have an identification batch will hand over a list of protesters to the Government. The police asked us to reduce the number of protesters which we declined. If they don't give us permission we will go by force. He added. Bhartiya Kisan Union (BKU) leader Rakesh Tikait on Wednesday said, the protest would be "peaceful." However, the Country witnessed violence on Republic Day when protesters reached Red Fort as a part of their "tractor rally."
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