Farmers' stir to culminate in grand victory march tomorrow

[Sukla Sen]

<<Farmers who have been protesting for over 15 months against the (now scrapped) farm laws and other issues including a legal guarantee of Minimum Support Price (MSP) have announced that they will end their protest on Saturday, December 11, and return to their homes. The farmers' unions have planned a Fateh Ardas (victory prayer) at 5:30 pm today, and a Fateh March (victory march) at Singhu and Tikri protest sites on Delhi's borders on December 11 around 9 am, sources said, and added that Punjab farm leaders plan to pay obeisance at the Golden Temple in Amritsar on December 13. The Samyukta Kisan Morcha, or SKM, will hold another meeting in Delhi on December 15.>>

(Ref.: <https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/farmers-to-end-protest-on-saturday-after-centre-gives-written-proposal-on-msp-and-legal-cases-2643818>.)

[Sukla Sen]

An update.

I/IV. The victory march has been deferred to tomorrow.

II. The press release, yesterday, issued by the SKM:

Samyukta Kisan Morcha Press Bulletin

378th day, 9th December 2021

Government of India, through the Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers' Welfare, sends a formal letter to Samyukt Kisan Morcha agreeing to several pending demands of the protesting farmers - Samyukt Kisan Morcha formally announces the lifting of the morchas at Delhi Borders on national highways and various other locations in response - Current agitation stands suspended - Battle has been won and the war to ensure farmers' rights, especially to secure MSP as a legal entitlement for all farmers, will continue: SKM

SKM dedicates the fabulous and historic victory of the struggle to around 715 martyrs of the movement, including those in Lakhimpur Kheri - SKM congratulates all the protesting farmers and citizens, and their supporters wholeheartedly for waging an unprecedented struggle and for the glorious gains of the movement

Farmers' unity, peace and patience has been the key to the victory and this will not be allowed to erode in any circumstance, vow the farmers - SKM decides collectively to stay alert and ensure that promises are kept

Considering that the nation is mourning the demise of CDS Mr Bipin Rawat and his associates, SKM decides to postpone all celebrations with regard to the victory of farmers, and celebratory rallies will be taken out day after tomorrow (11th December) now, when farmers leave the morcha sites together in victory rallies

To ensure that the Government of India is keeping to its commitments made to the protesting farmers, and to chart out future course of action, SKM will hold its next meeting on January 15th in Delhi

SKM thanks local communities at morcha sites profusely for their patience and support throughout the long agitation, and apologies to them for inconveniences caused to them - SKM also thanks trade unions, women's organisations and youth/student outfits who struggled along with farmers in this agitation, lawyers who extended legal aid and solidarity, doctors who set up medical camps and gave their untiring services, various religious bodies that set up langars and fed the protestors unconditionally and uninterruptedly, various progressive organisations that stood in support including human rights groups, numerous artists who were there constantly with the movement, numerous organizations that continuously and consistently responded to SKM calls for action, highway dhaba owners and people who gave space for the Kisan Andolan to run its organisational meetings, NRIs and international farmers' organisations and others who took up solidarity actions in their own locations,  hundreds of volunteers who participated by giving their sewa and many others including well wishers

Issued by -

Balbir Singh Rajewal, Dr Darshan Pal, Gurnam Singh Charuni, Hannan Mollah, Jagjit Singh Dallewal, Joginder Singh Ugrahan, Shivkumar Sharma 'Kakkaji', Yudhvir Singh, Yogendra Yadav

Samyukta Kisan Morcha

Email: samyuktki...@gmail.com

III. For the letter from the government -referred to above: <https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10227329990060656&id=1387786704>.

IV. <https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10227333207821098&id=1387786704>.