Farmers Rally Tractors in Punjab and Haryana for MSP Legal Guarantee

Farmers from Punjab and Haryana staged tractor marches on Independence Day demanding a legal guarantee for Minimum Support Prices (MSP) on crops. The marches, led by Samyukt Kisan Morcha and Kisan Mazdoor Morcha, were part of the ongoing 'Delhi Chalo' protest. Confrontations with police occurred at various border points.

Farmers from Punjab and Haryana took to the streets on tractors to mark Independence Day, demanding the Centre provide a legal guarantee on the Minimum Support Prices (MSP) for their crops. The protests were spearheaded by Samyukt Kisan Morcha (Non-Political) and Kisan Mazdoor Morcha (KMM), who have been at the forefront of the ongoing 'Delhi Chalo' march.

The 'Delhi Chalo' march, initiated on February 13, saw farmers from Punjab, led by SKM (Non-Political) and KMM, heading towards Delhi to press their demands. However, they were blocked by Haryana Police using cemented barricades on the Ambala-New Delhi national highway. This led to clashes and the farmers have since camped at Shambhu and Khanauri border points.

In Amritsar, around 600 tractors, draped in national and farmers' flags, participated in a march led by Sarwan Singh Pandher, covering 30 kilometers from Attari to Golden Gate. Similar tractor marches were held in Bathinda and Haryana's Ambala, with protests led by Navdeep Singh. In Panchkula's Pinjore, Tejvir Singh of the Bhartiya Kisan Union (Shaheed Bhagat Singh) led the charge.