Agra: For six hours on October 18, farmers in “every district” will be on the railway, blockade staging in protests against “no action” taken against the Ajay Mishra Union Minister in farmer violence, the leaders of farmers under the AEGIS.
Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM) said on Thursday.
The minister has been accused of a criminal conspiracy by farmers and his son has been arrested after being ordered to kill four farmers and a journalist.
“Between 10am and 4pm on Monday, the protesters will stop the train throughout the country,” said Spokesman Bhartiya Kisan Union (BKU) Rakesh Tikait said at a private event in Aligayh on Thursday.
Asked about the plan, Tikait told Tii, “farmers from each district will hold a blockade on their nearest train line.
Minister Mishra has been accused of a criminal conspiracy but he has not been called, also not asked to step down.
His son was arrested, but after many delays.
We will not get justice if he remains in the office.
So, unless he is fired, we will advance with our Roco Roco.
“On October 3, farmers in Banbirpur at Lakhimpur Kheri were preparing a black flag protest against Minister Ajay Mishra and Deputy CM Keshav Prasad Maurya when Mishra’s convoy was allegedly running over the protesters, killing four farmers and a journalist.
Violence increased and two BJP workers and a driver were also killed, allegedly by protesters.
Further farmers accused the murder “planned” while Mishra has stated that it is an “accident” who follows “the protesters throwing stones at the convoy”.
Preparation for Roco Roko has begun.
“In Punjab, we have identified 36 points for our blockade.
We will ensure there are no trains from any country past these points,” said Jagmohan Singh, Secretary General of BKU (Dakaunda) in Punjab and members who worked from all Indian Coordination Committee Kisan Sangharsh.
In Mathura up, hundreds have been asked to appear at each station.
“About 600 people were asked to gather at Raya Station and nearly 400 in Mathura Junction to stop the train.
This was decided at the district level meeting on Wednesday,” said Raj Kumar Tomar, BKU (Ambavata) District President in Mathura.
“The police have deployed PAC outside the village.
We thought it was protested in mind.” Better details of the plan for Rail Roko Monday will be pulled out on Friday.
“We will decide on details tomorrow (Friday).
Our aim is to convey to the government that agitation will continue until the minister is eliminated,” said Harvinder Singh, President of the Uttarakhand BKU youth unit, to the Toi.
The leaders of the farmers have previously announced their plans to protest if the minister was not dismissed on October 12 – Burning a speech of the Senior BJP leaders, Rail Roko and a Mahapachayat at Lucknow on October 26 on October 26.