Report from Punjab
UNITED MOVEMENT OF PUNJAB PEASANTS
THIRTY ONE Kisan Organizations came together and gave a Call to fight against the agriculture laws enacted by the fascist-type Modi govt . Around 100 small and large organizations of workers , employees , traders , Mandi Commission agents , youth , students and many more came in support of the peasants . It was a historic united action . The peasants had blockaded the Railway tracks for 3 days from 24 Sept . It was totally successful . The Sangharsh – committee has extended the rail block up to 29 th .
Writers , singers and other cultural activists and organizations also came on the roads in support of Kisans . Women peasants in large number were in the forefront of struggle at many places . College and school teachers organizations , lawyers associations , Human Rights Organizations , Police pensioners association also participated in the struggle .
All the small and big Kisan Organizations of Punjab ( 31 ) came on one platform , except CPM led Kisan Sabha which is unfortunate . All about 10 Kisan Organizations led by the Communist Revolutionaries having 80 % of total mobilizing capacity are in the forefront . Under the pressure of united Kisan movement various bourgeois parties like Akali Dal and Congress were forced to organize protest , but the people saw their move as a navtanki . Kisans in some districts have prepared the lists of BJP leaders and activists and gave the call for their boycott .
People of Punjab deserve commendation for organizing such a massive movement against the anti-people , anti-farmer ordinances and laws by the fascist-type Modi Govt . Its credit goes to the people .
Oct-Nov - 2020
31 Kisan Organizations coming together and organizing an untied movement is indeed historic . It shows a way to the peasants in our Country . Kendri Punjab Lekhak Sabha also joined the protest in support of Kisans at Jalandhar Punjab . On Sept , 24 th , BJP leaders tried to hold a press conference in support of the agriculture ordinances in Sangrur Punjab . But the activists of Kisan organizations reached the spot in large number in tempos armed with flags and loud speakers and gheraod the hall . The BJP men had simply fled away abandoning the press conference .
People organized the mass dharnas , rail and road blocks at 400 places in Punjab on Sept 25 th .
Though it was paddy harvesting season , the kisan Organizations have decided to completely block the rail traffic indefinitely from first October . They also decided that peasants and workers shall organize dharnas daily at the residences of BJP leaders till they denounce the black laws passed by the Modi govt . and come in support of agitating farmers . As decided by the Sangharsh committee of 31 Punjab Kisan Organizations and various kisan unions began putting boards to ban and boycott all BJP leaders if they visit their village .
Nukkad natak teams went to villages in Punjab to mobilize people against the anti-peasant and antiworkers laws . Punjab peasants have given the call to boycott businesses and products of Ambani and Adani . They sat in dharna at reliance petrol pumps and also posting Jio mobile numbers to other companies .
The representatives of 31 Kisan Organizations met the Punjab CM on his invitation . The CM promised to call Assembly Session soon and adopt a resolution rejecting all the three ordinances and laws passed by the Parliament . Later , the Kisan Organizations met and decided that all the 13000 Panchayats in the state shall call general body meetings and adopt unanimous resolutions rejecting the law passed by the Parliament .
The Kisans began to block rail traffic from October . No train is allowed to pass through Punjab . All malls owned by the corporates like Ambani , Adani and others were forced to shut down . People have taken control of toll plazas owned by the corporate and politicians . People are asked to pass without any fee . Youth and other organizations have joined in large number making it a people ’ s movement . They have declared it will continue indefinitely till antifarmer laws are not withdrawn . Peasants are continuing day and night sit in at Reliance petrol pumps and have forced them to shut down .
Employees of various unions under the banner of Democratic Mulazim Front are participating in large number in solidarity with peasants in dharnas at rail way stations to block the rail traffic in Amritsar district daily from 1to 4 . PM .
In Punjab it has taken a shape of mass movement . All sections of society are involved in one way or other in it . Participation of youth is increasing day by day . It is Innovative Kisan Organizations , especially those belonging to ML stream are adopting new methods to mobilise the wider masses of peasantry . They have women and youth wings of their unions . It helped them immensely in influencing the peasants , and mobilizing them into the movement . This is one reason of successful mobilization of peasants in Punjab . Other peasant
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