: Farmers hold meeting in Muzaffarnagar, resolve to mobilise against BJP ahead of polls in UP #IndiaNEWS Thousands of farmers from across the country on Sunday gathered in Uttar Pradesh’s Muzaffarnagar

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Farmers hold meeting in Muzaffarnagar, resolve to mobilise against BJP ahead of polls in UP #IndiaNEWS
Thousands of farmers from across the country on Sunday gathered in Uttar Pradesh’s Muzaffarnagar district in a show of strength against the Centre’s three contentious agricultural laws. They are participating in a Kisan Mahapanchayat, or farmer congregation, called by the Samyukt Kisan Morcha.At the gathering in the government inter-college grounds, Bharatiya Kisan Union spokesperson Rakesh Tikait said the farmers would discuss strategies to continue their protests against the legislations.“We take a pledge that we will not leave the protest site [at Delhi borders] even if our graveyard is made there,� Tikait said, according to ANI. “We will lay down our lives if needed, but will not leave the protest site until we emerge victorious.�Protests against the three legislations started in November last year. On Sunday, farmers resolved to mobilise against the BJP ahead of the 2022 Assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh, NDTV reported.“For long, the government and a section of media have been describing us as mutthi bhar kisan [a handful of farmers],� said Rajveer Singh, state vice-president of the Bhartiya Kisan Union, according to The Hindu. “We want to prove them wrong.�Tikait said that the Adityanath-led government in Uttar Pradesh had not increased the state-assured price for crops by even a rupee, according to The Indian Express.“Nobody would vote [for BJP] if we do not get correct...Read more

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