Farmers' Body Says Unions Contesting Punjab Polls No Longer Part Of It
NDTV
A Samyukt Kisan Morcha leader said they do not agree with farmer organisations participating in the election in Punjab and they will not be part of it.
The farmer unions contesting the Punjab assembly polls will no longer be part of the Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM), the umbrella body that spearheaded the agitation against the now-repealed agri laws said on Saturday.
SKM leaders, in a press conference after their meeting at Kondli on the Singhu border, also said that BKU leader Rakesh Tikait will visit Lakhimpur Kheri in Uttar Pradesh for three days in January to press for sacking of Union Minister Ajay Mishra whose son is accused of mowing down protesting farmers last year.
"Tikait will meet victims, jailed farmers and officials. If there is no progress, a siege may be laid in Lakhimpur by farmer organisations," said Yudhvir Singh.
Mr Singh also said that the SKM does not agree with farmer organisations participating in the election in Punjab and they will not be part of it.
