Over 200 Farmer Organizations to Join Delhi Chalo March on 13 Feb; Union Ministers Hold Talks With Farmer Leaders

More than 200 farmers' unions, including the Samyukta Kisan Morcha and the Kisan Mazdoor Morcha, have organised a ‘Delhi Chalo’ march to press the Centre to accept several demands. The farmers, who are set to hold a mega protest in the national capital on February 13, are on their way to Delhi from Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and Punjab. Farmer leaders claim that more than two hundred organizations from nine states of the country will leave for Delhi on Tuesday on their appeal.

Union ministers hold talks with farmer leaders

To convince the farmers, three ministers of the central government talked to farmer leaders in Chandigarh on Monday. Food and Consumer Affairs Minister Piyush Goyal, Agriculture Minister Arjun Munda and Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai were involved in the talks.

Regarding the talks, Haryana Home Minister Anil Vij said, “Talks are going on. Three ministers of the central government have come to Chandigarh. I hope this issue will be resolved through talks.”

But, meanwhile, he also indicated that even if the talks fail, the government has made complete preparations from its side.

Anil Vij said, “Talks are going on and we will do whatever we have to do to protect the people of our state Haryana and maintain peace here.”

Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Samiti leader Sukhwinder Singh Sabhra gave information about the organizations involved in the movement.

Sabhra said, “More than 200 organizations from all over North India, South India, West and East India will march towards Delhi.”

He told that farmers organizations of nine states are in touch. Farmer organizations of Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Himachal, Haryana, Rajasthan and Punjab are ready for the movement.

The Central Government and the Government of Haryana remained busy throughout the day preparing to stop the farmers of Punjab and other states.

Heavy security arrangements on every border of Delhi

Heavy security arrangements have been made on every border of Delhi. Section 144 has been imposed in the capital Delhi.

Delhi Police has imposed a ban on tractor rallies trying to cross the borders of the national capital.