The Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM) relaunched its agitations on Sunday, by holding rail and road blockades at various parts of the country, on the day of martyrdom of freedom fighter Sardar Udham Singh. The farmers alleged that the Centre betrayed them by not implementing the promises it had made last year, while withdrawing the protests. The principal Opposition party Congress has pledged support to the protests and said it will raise the SKM’s concerns in Parliament.
A meeting of the SKM on July 3 had given a call for “Nationwide Chakka Jam” on July 31. The SKM said the Centre has not fulfilled any of the promises made to them in its letter dated December 9, 2021, on the basis of which the farm movement was suspended. “The Government is still not ready to discuss the legal guarantee for minimum support price (MSP). The Cabinet is reported to have approved the Electricity Amendment Bill for placing in Parliament. Nor have the false cases registered against the farmers been withdrawn. Mr. Ajay Mishra Teni remains in the Union Council of Ministers even today,” the SKM said in a release here, on Sunday.
