Kashmiri Farmers rally in solidarity with agitating farmers, demand MSP

Kashmiri farmers on Friday morning staged an illustration in Srinagar to assist the demand for Minimal Help Value and the farmers who’re agitating for this demand.

The protest was a response to the Samyukta Kisan Morcha’s name for a ‘Bharat Bandh’ to induce the federal government to fulfill the farmers’ calls for, together with a authorized assure of minimal assist value (MSP) for crops.

In the meantime, as per a report by Indian Categorical, the police detained the 50 farm leaders and activists close to Pratap Park Srinagar as they gathered for the protest and took them to Kothibagh police station.

Jammu Kashmir Apple Farmers’ Federation, CITU, Scheme staff and Kisan Tehrik held a peaceable protest demonstration organized it in response to Gramin Bharat Bandh at Press Colony Srinagar and Jammu, in accordance with a pres launch issued to The Kashmiriyat.

“In Srinagar Police resorted on laathi cost on the employees who assembled at Press Colony Srinagar with none provocation from the protesters and tried to disperse the employees. Police arrested many leaders and activists together with Jammu Kashmir Apple Farmers Federations’ President, Zahoor Ahmad Somewhat, Secretary, Ab Rashid Itoo, Kisan Chief and DDC Chairman Mohd Afzal Parray, CITU chief Ab Rashid Pandit, Youth activist, Javid Ahmad, Ex Sarpanch,Reyaz Ahmad, Ex Sarpanch Sheeraz Ahmad, Bashir Ahmad and plenty of staff unlawfully,” the press launch learn.

This excessive handedness of police is very unwarranted and unacceptable, senior CPI (M)chief, MY Tarigami mentioned.

Afterward Asha and Anganwari staff protested and urged upon the government to redress their grievances and moreover demanded the quick launch of the arrested Kisan and CITU leaders.

In the meantime, the farmers’ ‘Delhi Chalo’ march, initiated by farmers from Punjab, confronted opposition from safety personnel on the Shambhu and Khanauri border factors between Punjab and Haryana, resulting in a chronic camp on the border factors coming into its fourth day on Friday.