Sarwan Singh Pandher, the leader of the farmers who are agitating to press their demand for higher prices for their crops, stated on Friday that they will remain at the two interstate border sites till February 29, when other plans will be discussed. The leading agitation groups, Kisan Mazdoor Morcha (KMM) and Samyukta Kisan Morcha (Non-Political), decided to set up camp at the two protest locations, Shambhu and Khanauri.
Approximately 200 kilometres north of the city, police officers broke up a march of thousands of farmers called "Delhi Chalo" last week. Following a farmer's death during skirmishes with security forces, Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM), which had previously refrained from participating, joined the demonstration.
Latest developments from farmer protests:
- Pandher, the leader of the Kisan Mazdoor Morcha, had planned a candle march for February 24 and seminars on farmers' issues for February 25.
- Farmers in India protested by burning effigies of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other government ministers, hoisting black flags on tractors, and tying black cloth over their turbans in solidarity, seeking to expand their protest.
- Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann announced compensation and a government job for the family of farmer Shubhkaran Singh, who died during clashes between protesters and police, with farmer leaders demanding financial assistance, a job, and "martyr" status for Singh, and insisting on legal action against those responsible before proceeding with cremation.
- Plea to the Supreme Court seeks action on farmers' demands, including halting violence, removing barricades, and implementing Swaminathan committee recommendations.
- Haryana Police withdraws its decision to invoke the NSA against farmer leaders in an ongoing agitation.
- The death of 62-year-old farmer Darshan Singh from a heart attack during the 'Delhi Chalo' agitation was confirmed, adding to previous protest-related deaths.
- RLD chief Jayant Chaudhary urges patience from farmers and calls for restraint from both sides after a young farmer's death at the Khanauri border.
- Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar announced a waiver of interest and penalty on certain crop loans and did not increase taxes in the ₹1.89-lakh-crore budget for 2024-25, emphasizing the government's focus on farmer welfare.
-The protesting farmers in Haryana are demanding the implementation of the Swaminathan Commission's recommendations, pension for farmers and farm laborers, no hike in electricity tariff, withdrawal of police cases related to protests, justice for victims of the 2021 Lakhimpur Kheri violence, reinstatement of the Land Acquisition Act, 2013, and compensation for families of farmers who died during previous agitations.
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