Farmers plan sustained protest over voter rights, to coordinate with CJP: Vijoo Krishnan
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The farmers’ movement is preparing for a sustained agitation over voter rights, with protests planned across the country and larger mobilisation scheduled for November 26, All India Kisan Sabha (AIKS) general secretary Vijoo Krishnan shared.
Adding to this, All India Kisan Sabha general secretary Vijoo Krishnan shared the farmers’ movement was not formally joining the CJP)protest. (@VijooKrishnan | Official X account) “We believe this will be a long-drawn struggle to protect democratic rights and our right to vote,” Krishnan told HT in an interview adding that farmer organisations would seek to build the movement at the grassroots rather than concentrate their efforts in Delhi.
Meanwhile, The Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM) has called for an action on October 23, followed by a mobilisation in Delhi and state capitals on November 26, the sixth anniversary of the farmers’ Delhi Chalo march against the now-repealed farm laws.
Notably, Krishnan shared the farmers’ movement was not formally joining the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) protest but would seek coordinated action with different organisations on the issue.
As per the latest buzz, He shared the movement will continue to pursue its own demands, including a legal guarantee for minimum support prices (MSP) and opposition to free-trade agreements. Edited excerpts:
In further updates, W hy have you decided to join CJP’s protest, and why now? What is the larger political or democratic concern that has brought the farmers’ movement into this agitation?
On top of that, We are not joining the CJP’s protest as such. Different farmers’ and workers’ organisations have been raising this issue. The Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) bloc parties are also taking it up through their own platforms.
A large number of people have allegedly been deleted from electoral rolls. Even if some deletions are justified because people have died or changed addresses, we believe a large number of genuine voters are being denied their right to vote. Many of them belong to the working classes and rural areas.
Source: Hindustan Times