Farm leaders contesting polls will not be part of SKM, say senior leaders https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/chandigarh-news/farm-leaders-contesting-polls-will-not-be-part-of-skm-say-senior-leaders-101642265654704.html
The Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM), announced that they will observe ‘betrayal day’ on January 31 across country and protest demonstrations will be organised at district and block levels.
“Despite a conspiracy being acknowledged in the SIT report, Union minister of state Ajay Mishra Teni is yet to be removed from the Union cabinet. The UP Police have implicated farmers in connection with the Lakhimpur Kheri incident,” the SKM leaders said in a joint statement.
“To oppose this, the SKM has decided to start a permanent morcha at Lakhimpur Kheri. Mission Uttar Pradesh will continue, through which, anti-farmer politicians will be taught a lesson,” the SKM leaders added.
In a joint statement, SKM leaders Darshan Pal, Yogendra Yadav, Joginder Singh Ugrahan, Shivkumar Sharma ,Yudhveer Singh and others said no political party or farm leader can use the banner of SKM in the assembly polls, which are due next month. The SKM’s decision seems to be a blow for the Sanyukt Samaj Morcha led by farm leader Balbir Singh Rajewal, whose is the outfit’s chief ministerial candidate in the Punjab assembly polls.
Farmers’ ‘Mission UP’ on Feb 1 if demands not met; SKM to remain apolitical https://www.thestatesman.com/india/farmers-mission-feb-1-demands-not-met-skm-remain-apolitical-1503038859.html
Scores of organisations from Punjab that were part of SKM have declared to form political parties/parties and contest polls in that state January 16, 2022
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