Farmers protesting the Centre바카라s three new agricultural laws on Monday, announced their decision to continue their sit-in protests at Delhi borders despite a sharp rise in Covid-19 cases.
Most farmer leaders have claimed that there are no reports of Covid-19 cases at protest sites and Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) leader Rakesh Tikait has reiterated his refusal to move out.
And while the Centre and Haryana government have urged farmers to vacate the protest sites in view of the recent surge in Coronavirus infections, many farm union leaders on Monday, urged protesting farmers to return to the demonstration sites.
바카라Now that the reaping season is over, we are asking farmers to return. Repeated requests from ministers asking us to move out are just a prelude to an effort at uprooting us,바카라 said Yogendra Yadav, president of Jai Kisan Andolan.
Union leaders also alleged that the Central government was planning on conducting an exercise called 바카라operation clean바카라 to evict the farmers from the protest sites while citing rise in Covid-19 cases.
Issuing a warning to the Centre, general secretary of All-India Kisan Mazdoor Sabha, Dr. Ashish Mittal, said that such a move will be met with countrywide protests.
Various other farmer leaders also took to social media to appeal to the protesting farmers to not end their stir.
바카라For the last few days, news of government바카라s likely action at (Delhi) borders has gone viral. I request you not to panic but prepare to assemble at protest sites if such steps are initiated,바카라 said Vikas Sisar, a farmer from Haryana.
바카라Though Haryana바카라s Home Minister has given a clarification, we should not underestimate the opponent,바카라 he added.
Haryana Home Minister Anil Vij, who also hold the Health portfolio, had expressed concerns for farmers바카라 health in view of the deteriorating Covid-19 situation in the country.
Meanwhile, another farmer leader Manjit Singh Dhaner from Punjab, said, 바카라Let me say this clearly, I challenge the government to try and uproot our struggle. Why are rallies and meetings being held in poll-bound states? Isn바카라t the fear of Coronavirus there too?바카라
Another farmer, Abhimanyu Kohar, 바카라We have come to know from reports that the government may try to forcibly evict us. That may not augur well. Remember that evening of November 28, when you planned to evict us from Ghazipur? Despite the low visibility due to fog, lakhs of farmers had returned and joined the protests.바카라
According to Tikait, the struggle will continue till November-December and they do not intend to return home till the laws are repealed.
Farmer leaders also announced a week of 바카라resistance and precaution바카라, during which the protesters will resist the Centre바카라s laws while adopting precautionary measures in view of rising Covid-19 cases.
바카라Large number of farmers will start arriving at the Tikri border from June 21,바카라 Yadav said adding that on May 10, farmer leaders will address a virtual national conference.
바카라From April 24, which marks 150 days of our protests, our colleagues will come to the national capital from numerous villages as part of a Delhi Chalo march,바카라 added Mittal.
The leaders also dismissed allegation stating that the protests might increase Covid-19 cases in the national capital.
바카라We started this agitation while the pandemic was on. But has there been any spread? Is there a hotspot here?바카라 Mittal asked. He further urged the Centre to not 바카라threaten바카라 the farmers.
바카라We will spread awareness about health and hygiene protocols one needs to adopt in view of Covid-19. All our colleagues will be asked to wear masks,바카라 said Yadav.
The farmer leaders also said that they will set up vaccination camps at all protest sites. Anyone above 45 years can walk in and get inoculated, they said, adding that ambulances will also be made available.
Thousands of farmers are protesting mainly at three sites 바카라 Tikri, Singhu and Ghazipur 바카라 since late November. The protestors are mainly from Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh.
