Fight against Covid-19 instead of farmers, Samyukta Kisan Morcha tells Centre

The Samyukta Kisan Morcha, a coalition of farmers' union, asked the central government on Sunday to focus on battling Covid-19 rather than fighting with farmers and labourers.

The Samyukta Kisan Morcha, an umbrella body of farmer unions, on Sunday said the government should fight against the coronavirus and not with farmers and reiterated they will end the agitation only if their demands are met. It also urged the government to set up vaccination centres at the farmers' protest sites, and provide necessary equipment and instructions to them for protection from the virus. According to a statement, the Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM) said when the pandemic is again on the rise, the central government should deal with this situation with immediate effect while worrying about the farmers and labourers which they had "ignored" when the lockdown was imposed last year.