The SKM will hold a tractor march on highways towards Delhi…
On Thursday, 22 February 2024, Bharatiya Kisan Union leader Rakesh Tikait said the protesting farmers led by the Samyukt Kisan Morcha will observe a 'Black Friday' on Friday due to the death of a farmer at Khanauri Border crossing in Sangrur district, Punjab, during the protests.
The SKM will also hold a tractor march on highways towards Delhi, said the BKU leader.
In a talk with the news agency ANI, Mr. Tikait said, "We will observe a 'Black Friday' tomorrow condoling the death of a farmer at the Khanauri Border crossing in Punjab. We held a tractor march on Wednesday also."
Mr. Tikait further announced that the protesting farmers will take out a tractor march on February 26.
"On February 26, we will take tractors to the highway, and on the routes towards Delhi. It will be a one-day program, and then we will return back. Then, all across India, our meetings will go on.
On March 14, there will be a programme at Ram Leela Ground in Delhi for one day. People will go without tractors to that event. The government keeps saying that they are not stopping us so let's see if they will stop us or not," he added.
Mr. Tikait led the farmer's protest held in 2020-21 to cause the repeal of the three farm laws, which, later, they were taken back by the central government.
Edited By: Arusha Farooq
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