Gurnam Singh Charuni's Blueprint for farmers' protest: Toll-free hours in Haryana, tractor parades and more...

PTC Web Desk: In the midst of the ongoing farmers' protest, Gurnam Singh Charuni, leader of the Bharatiya Kisan Union, on Thursday declared that they would refrain from paying tolls in Haryana for a three-hour period on Friday. Following this, a tractor parade is scheduled to take place in every Tehsil the next day, with a joint meeting of all farmers' and labour organisations planned for Saturday. These decisions were made during a meeting of the Bharatiya Kisan Union office-bearers convened by Gurnam Singh Charuni.

"We have made three decisions: firstly, Haryana will be toll-free for three hours tomorrow (Feb 16), from 12 pm to 3 pm; the day after tomorrow, there will be a tractor parade in every Tehsil starting from 12 pm; on February 18, there will be a joint meeting of all farmers' and labor organisations," said Charuni during a press briefing. He also mentioned that additional decisions would be deliberated upon during the upcoming meeting.

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Gurnam Singh Charuni, a prominent figure in Haryana, is not currently involved in the ongoing protests, but he was a participant in the protests in 2020-21. Simultaneously, the 'Delhi Chalo' march by farmers from Punjab against the Central Government entered its third day on Thursday.

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The protesters have presented 12 demands to the Central Government, including the enactment of a law ensuring a minimum support price (MSP) for all crops based on the Swaminathan Commission report.

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The protest, organised by the Sanyukt Kisan Morcha and the Punjab Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee, led by Jagjeet Singh Dallewal and Sarwan Singh Pandher, aims to secure better crop prices, a complete debt waiver, and a pension scheme for farmers and farm labourers. The farmers emphasise that these demands were assured by the government after concluding the 2021 protest.

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