There will be no chakka jam in Uttar Pradesh and Uttrakhand on February 6 said Rakesh Tikait, the spokesperson of Bharatiya Kisan Union on Friday. He said that the farmers will give a memorandum at the district headquarters in Uttarakhand.
On Friday, a meeting was held between the farmers union leader Rakesh Tikait and the Kisan Andolan Sangharsh Morcha leader Balbir Singh Rajewal at the Ghazipur border in which detailed discussions and action plans were discussed on the nationwide ‘chakka jam’ called by Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM).
Tikait informed that the harvesting of wheat in Haryana and Punjab is almost in the final stage, where the bandh call will continue as before. “It has been decided not to invoke the bandh in Uttar Pradesh,” he said.
Farmer unions on Monday had announced a countrywide ‘chakka jam’ on February 6 when they would block national and state highways for three hours in protest against the internet ban in areas near their agitation sites, harassment allegedly meted out to them by authorities, and other issues.
Earlier, whoile issuing the guidelines regarding the chakka jam, the SKM issued a statement in which they stated that will block only the national and state highways across the country from 12 noon to 3 PM.
“The protesters will make way for emergency and essential services like ambulance, school bus, etc. Farmers and other protesters will ensure that the chakka jam remains completely peaceful and non-violent. Farmers have been asked not to indulge in any conflict with the government official or ordinary citizens,” SKM stated.
“The chakka jam will conclude at 3 PM by indicating the unity of farmers, by blowing the vehicle horn continuously for 1 minute. We also appeal to the public to join in at 3 pm to express their support and solidarity with our annadatas,” the SKM further stated.
Saturday, 06 February 2021 | Staff Reporter | Ghaziabad
