In the midst of the second wave of COVID-19 in India, the Farmers Union have announced that they will stage protests across Punjab on May 8 against the Covid curbs imposed by the Punjab Government.
This decision was taken by the 32 farmer unions of Punjab which are also a part of the Samyukta Kishan Morcha (SKM).
The Farmers outfit have asked the shopkeepers to open shops, irrespective of the orders by the local administrations.
Union leader Baldev Singh Nihalgarh said "The Central government has failed to fight against the corona pandemic. The government has failed to provide proper healthcare and basic facilities to the citizens and now it is once again snatching jobs of people by imposing lockdowns."
He added "The harvesting season is almost over now and on May 10 and May 12, once again jathas of farmers from Punjab and Haryana will be moving towards borders. We have apprehensions that may cause trouble for us as we will travel in groups. So, we will be organising protests on May 8. We will ask Shopkeepers to open shops and come on the roads to oppose these curbs in the name of the pandemic."
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