Tributes paid to deceased farmers in tractor march

  • | Sunday | 24th January, 2021

The march started from Flower Chowk had passed through various points including Phullanwal village intersection and then near Jain Mandir on Dhandran Road. Dr Amandeep Singh Bains one of the organisers of the march and a member of 'Tractor to Twitter' team said “Today we organised Kisan Shaheed March to pay tributes to the martyr farmers. However they said they will make an appeal to the government to officially name the road as 'Kisan Shaheed Road'. Dr Amandeep Singh Bains said “With consent of present citizens of Ludhiana we named the 200-feet road as Kisan Shaheed Road. The notices that were sent by NIA to the supporters of Kisan Andolan should be revoked.”

Tribune News Service Ludhiana January 23 To pay tributes to the farmers who lost their lives during the agitation against the farm laws a number of residents including ex-servicemen and members of different NGOs carried out Kisan Shaheed March on the 200-feet Road (that links Pakhowal Road and Dhandra Road) in Ludhiana on Saturday. The photos of the farmers who lost their lives in the agitation were displayed on the tractors and cars during the march which was flagged off by Lt Col Harbant Singh Kahlon a Vir Chakra awardee Col DS Grewal and Col Darshan Singh Dhillon. The march was led by a number of ex-servicemen on bikes. The march started from Flower Chowk had passed through various points including Phullanwal village intersection and then near Jain Mandir on Dhandran Road. It ended at Flower Chowk. Dr Amandeep Singh Bains one of the organisers of the march and a member of Tractor to Twitter team said “Today we organised Kisan Shaheed March to pay tributes to the martyr farmers. It was a peaceful march. We had displayed photos of 74 farmers who got martyred during the agitation on vehicles during the march.” Meanwhile the organisers of the march in presence of participants announced to name the 200-feet Road where the march was carried out today as Kisan Shaheed Road. However they said they will make an appeal to the government to officially name the road as Kisan Shaheed Road. Dr Amandeep Singh Bains said “With consent of present citizens of Ludhiana we named the 200-feet road as Kisan Shaheed Road. We will take up the matter for formal announcement with Government of Punjab in this regards and hope the authorities concerned will help for speedy implementation.” Col DS Grewal said “Around 90 ex-servicemen participated in the march today. We demand that the farm bills should be repealed and MSP based procurement must be ensured. The notices that were sent by NIA to the supporters of Kisan Andolan should be revoked.”

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