60 tractors will head to Parliament on November 29, says Rakesh Tikait
Farmers' protest: Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) leader Rakesh Tikait on Tuesday said that 60 tractors will head to the Parliament in the national capital as a part of the tractor march to press for a statutory guarantee of minimum support price (MSP) for crops among other things.
"On November 29, 60 tractors will head to Parliament for the tractor march. The tractors will go through the roads, which have been opened by the government. We were accused of keeping the roads blocked. We did not block the road. Blocking the roads is not our movement. Perhaps, our movement is to talk to the government. We will straight go to the Parliament," Rakesh Tikait said.
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His statement comes as the Union Cabinet is likely to approve the repeal of the three farm laws on Wednesday after Prime Minister Narendra Modi last week announced repealing of three farm laws that triggered nationwide farmers' protest.
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Tikait further said that a thousand people will head to the Parliament, unlike 200 people that went last time. "We are awaiting the government's response on MSP. Moreover, the incidents that happened in the past one year, in which 750 farmers died, the government should take responsibility for that," said the Bharatiya Kisan Union leader.
Moreover, the Winter Session of Parliament will commence on November 29 and is expected to continue till December 23.
Meanwhile, Sanyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM), an umbrella body of farmer unions, in an official statement said that in capital cities in States distant from Delhi, tractor rallies will be organised, in addition to other protests.
"Preparations are underway for marking November 26, 2021, on the completion of 12 long and continuous months of struggle by lakhs of farmers in India - Thousands of farmers are expected to come to the morcha sites on that day around Delhi," SKM said.
It further stated that on November 26, "partial victory" of the movement will be celebrated, and will emphasise the remaining demands.
-PTC News 
