One year of contentious central agriculture laws: SAD ‘black day’ march chokes Delhi

Tribune Information Service

New Delhi, September 17

Hundreds of staff of the Shiromani Akali Dal (Unhappy) held a ‘black day’ protest Inside the nationwide capital, looking for repeal of the three central farm legal guidelines and demanding a authorized guarantee on the minimal assist worth.

Seeks Acts’ repeal, authorized guarantee on MSP

The Unhappy submitted a memorandum to the Prime Minister by way of The chief Magistrate on obligation. The memorandum sought repeal of the farm legal guidelines, a authorized and constitutional guarantee on MSP, a authorized guarantee for the guaranteed buy of all primary crops, resumption of talks between authorities and farmers, amongst others.

Will wrestle reletentlessly

The Unhappy will wrestle relentlessly To Guarantee repeal of the three agriculture acts. These Will not be carried out in Punjab if the Unhappy-BSP alliance Includes power. — Sukhbir Singh Badal, Unhappy President

Unhappy president Sukhbir Singh Badal Collectively with a quantity of celebration leaders was detained as celebration staff thronged the Rakabganj Sahib Gurdwara. The Delhi Police had Arrange barricades at a quantity of roads Ensuing in Delhi to scan all automobiles with Punjab or Chandigarh registration quantitys. Key roads main into the nationwide capital from Gurugram, Rohtak, Chandigarh and Ghaziabad, respectively, noticed snarl-ups.

The Unhappy march started from the gurdwara in the direction of Parliament, a distance of about 1 km, breaking by way of the barricading.

A memorandum was submitted to Prime Minister Narendra Modi by way of The chief Magistrate on obligation On The state of affairs. The memorandum mainly sought repeal of the central farm legal guidelines, a authorized and constitutional guarantee on the MSP, a authorized guarantee on the guaranteed buy of all primary crops and farmer produce, resumption of talks between The federal authorities with farmers and, a provision requiring session with stakeholders earlier than bringing any legal guidelines impacting their lives.

Earlier, addressing protesters, Sukhbir said the celebration would wrestle relentlessly To Guarantee repeal of the three Acts. The complete senior management of the Unhappy, together with Prem Singh Chandumajra, Balwinder Singh Bhundur and Harsimrat Kaur Badal condemned the “extreme-handed” method By which celebration staff have been prevented from reaching the nationwide capital. They said some staff Needed to stroll So far as 20 km.

Sukhbir reminded that Harsimrat resigned from the Union Cupboard and the celebration severed ties with the NDA authorities in solidarity with farmers. He alleged the farm legal guidelines have been first launched in Parliament Through the tenure of the Manmohan Singh-led Congress authorities. Subsequently, the Congress in Punjab amended the APMC Act To usher in private mandis and The identical was promised nationwide in its 2019 manifesto.