Tribune News Service
Rohtak, January 2
Without waiting for the outcome of the proposed meeting with the Central Government on January 4, the Bhartiya Kisan Union (Ugrahan) today launched 'Chetna Yatra' on hundreds of tractors-trailers from the Rohad toll plaza on the Rohtak-Delhi highway to the Shahjahanpur-Khera border in Rajasthan.
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Garnering support of locals
The yatra is aimed at enhancing local participation in the ongoing agitation to pressurise the Central Government to repeal the three 'black' laws. We had announced to carry out the yatra between January 2 and 4 before the last meeting between Sanyukt Kisan Morcha and the Union Government on December 30.
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Farmers reached the Gangachai Jat toll plaza on the Jhajjar-Rewari highway, 10 km from Rewari city, at 7 pm after passing through Sampla (Rohtak) and Aasanda, Bhapdauda, Chhara and Jhajjar city. They camped there instead of moving ahead at night in the bone-chilling cold.
The toll barrier, too, started providing free passage to the commuters as soon as the farmers reached there. The barrier had been charging toll from the commuters despite the farmers' call for free passage. The place is about 40 km from the Shahjahanpur border.
"The yatra is aimed at enhancing local participation in the ongoing agitation to pressurise the Central Government to repeal the three 'black' laws. We had announced to carry out the yatra between January 2 and 4 before the last meeting between Sanyukt Kisan Morcha and the Union Government on December 30," said Shingara Singh Maan, state president of the BKU (Ugrahan).
Maan said they interacted with farmers in every village on the way and urged them to support the agitation. "The villagers accorded a warm welcome to the yatra and also organised a langar near Silana village in Jhajjar district. We are confident about a huge participation of locals in the protest in the coming days. We will move towards the Shahjahanpur border on Sunday morning and return to Tikri the next day," he added.
Hakkam Singh Walia, another protester from Punjab, said police personnel extended full support to them during the yatra. Jaspal Singh, another farmer from Fazilka, said the yatra would play a vital role in further strengthening the protest.
Ashok Arya, a leader of Sanyukt Kisan Morcha, said special arrangements were being made at the Shahjahanpur border to welcome the yatra.
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