Mahapanchayat to protest lathicharge, water cannons use by police on farmers

Meerut | Thursday | 7th February, 2019

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BIJNOR: Farmers under the banner of Azad Kisan Union have decided to hold the ‘Kisan Bachao’ mahapanchayat Raseedpur Garhi on February 12. Our demand is that all cases be withdrawn from the farmers and sugarcane dues be cleared by Feb 11. This comes a day after they had deferred the decision following promises that all pending sugarcane dues would be met by February 11. The mahapanchayat will protest the police high handedness against farmers when they tried to mass immolate themselves over pending sugarcane dues two days ago.Talking to TOI, national convenor of Azad Kisan Union, Rajendra Singh , said, “Administration has misled us. After all we have decided to hold ‘Kisan Bachao Mahapanchaya’..