AIKSCC APPEALS FOR BHARAT BANDH ON DEC 8 AND MASS PROTESTS TO ALL DEMOCRATIC, PROGRESSIVE & STRUGGLING ORGANISATIONS

This is an appeal from All India Kisan Sangharsh Coordination Committee (AIKSCC) to all democratic, progressive and struggling organisations across India including trade unions, students’ organisations, women’s organisations, teachers’ organisations, cultural organisations as well as political parties including regional.

As you are aware, lakhs of farmers from Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh primarily and from other states also are on the highways leading into Delhi, resolutely and peacefully sitting on the roads until their demands are met: that of repealing the 3 Central Farm Acts, of withdrawal of the Electricity Bill 2020. Other issues too have been raised like excluding farmers from the purview of the Ordinance published for dealing with Delhi’s air pollution and declaration of MSP for all crops at C2+50%, Swaminathan formula and ensuring govt guarantee for procurement from all farmers into a legal entitlement.

Today is the tenth day of the struggle in Delhi, after months of local protests all over the country. The unfolding movement has inspired more and more farmers toj join the ones in Delhi either by moving to Delhi or protesting locally.

Five rounds of talks have been held with government delegations but it is clear that the government is making this into a prestige issue and not acceding to the farmers’ legitimate demands. The government has no rationale or evidence to provide to insist on the continuation of these laws for farmers’ prices or welfare. Today, one more round of talks are scheduled with the Government of India.

Against this background, we appeal to all democratic, progressive and struggling organisations to:
• Join the protestors just outside Delhi in large numbers
• Take up local level indefinite protests, including effigy burning protests on dec 5, to pressurise the government to agree to the demands of the farmers and also to extend solidarity with the brave, peaceful farmers in Delhi
• Organize Bharat Bandh on Dec 8.
• Issue their statements of solidarity and support to the farmers’ cause and write to the President and Prime Minister of India
• Write to the Parliamentary Affairs Minister to immediately convene a Parliament Session to fulfil the farmers’ demands.

Atul Kumar Anjaan National General Secretary All India Kisan Sabha For information to all AIKS State councils, National office bearers, National executive and council members