SONEPAT, APRIL 23

Farmers under the banner of the Bhartiya Kisan Union (Ambawata) will stage an indefinite dharna at Jantar Mantar in Delhi on May 12 to protest the land acquisition policy of the Kejriwal government in Delhi.

The decision was taken at a meeting of farmers held in Pritampura village today. The meeting was presided over by state BKU president Shamsher Singh Dahiya. The farmers also burnt an effigy of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and observe a two-minute silence over suicide by Rajasthan farmer Gajender Singh.

Dahiya chided the AAP government for shedding crocodile tears by organising a demonstration in Delhi in support of the farmers. The Kejriwal government announced the award of Rs 12.16 lakh per acre on March 19 for acquisition of land in four villages of Delhi, he said, adding that it was a cruel joke with farmers.

It was also unanimously resolved in the meeting that the Haryana government should announce suitable compensation for the families of those farmers who had committed suicide or lost their lives after witnessing extensive damages to their wheat crop due to rain and hailstorm, Dahiya added. — OC