'Kisan Adhikar March' on September 1 and 2 at Chandigarh

Ludhiana/Chandigarh, August 30, 2013: Punjab and Haryana farmers will hold 'Kisan Adhikar March' on September 1 and 2 at Chandigarh under the leadership of National President OP Dhankar and National Secretary Sukhminderpal Singh Grewal of BJP Kisan Morcha.

A memorandum will be given to the Governors of both states Punjab and Haryana on that day.

According to Grewal, the event is being organised in protest against the alleged lackadaisical attitude of the central and state governments towards famers.

He added the BJP would hold 'Kisan Adhikar March' in all non-BJP ruled states, in the first week of September.

The Morcha would also hold a similar protest in Delhi in October first week and submit a memorandum with 15-point charter of demands to President Pranab Mukherjee, said Grewal.

He said the Congress-led UPA government at the Centre has played a cruel joke on the farmers by raising the minimum support price (MSP) of paddy by a mere Rs 60.

Speaking about the plight of the farmers, he said the farmers do not have any social security and are forced to commit suicide. Without giving the farmers their due, how can we bring a Food Security Bill to please the consumers, he asked.

"The food chain of the nation in that case is bound to get disturbed," he noted, appealing farmers to come together and fight for their rights.