December 13, 2020 |
First thing first, a term is to be decided to be given to what farmers in India (especially from Panjab) are doing these days in Delhi, the capital region of India. ‘War’ or ‘Fight’ suits the best but we’ll continue with ‘Struggle’ as we still think ‘them’ (Delhi rulers) to be ours and ‘war’ will be too harsh for it. They are using age expired tear gas apparatus and water cannons in this chilling time on their own people representing themselves for their legitimate rights peacefully. Even when they are preparing stadiums and open grounds into prisons so it is more or less a war like situation.
December 13, 2020 |
Hoshiarpur: Dal Khalsa has dedicated this year’s World Human Rights Day (WHRD) to the rights of farmers and political prisoners from Kashmir to Punjab to central India.
To commemorate the 72nd anniversary of Rights Day, the Dal Khalsa leaders released the poster in this regard during a press conference held here today. They demanded the release of those prisoners, who were framed in false cases due to their political belief and ideology beside those who have completed their jail term, alleging that their detention was illegal.
President Harpal Singh Cheema said Indian government continues to violate human rights through aggression and black and draconian laws. He said taking undue advantage of the countrywide lockdown, the present Government targeted all those sections that are politically and ideologically opposed its fascist policies and framed them in fake cases. He referred to the names of the students of JNU and Jamia Millia Islamia who were
Full text of statement issued by Canadian Union of Postal Workers reads as follows:-
Farmers in India are rising to protest three new laws adopted in their country that have important ramifications for the average Indian farmer. Essentially, this set of bills eases restrictions on corporate interests like those of Monsanto and penalizes millions of small independent farmers in the process.
In a historic push to protest these laws, hundreds of thousands of Indian farmers and their global allies are marching against this government-backed, corporate takeover of agriculture in India.
The ongoing neoliberal agenda of the corporate elite is stripping away the rights of working people globally, but nowhere is the fight back more obvious than in India right now, and the world is watching.
Full text of statement issued by Alberta Union of Labour Relations Professionals (AULReP) reads as follows:-
Alberta Union of Labour Relations Professionals (AULReP) firmly express its solidarity with the over 250 million kisaans (farmers) and workers who have been on strike and have taken various peaceful actions in India against the Government of India’s capitalist reforms. AULReP also firmly condemns the violent repression of kisaans, workers, and trade unionists in India by the Indian government and its armed forces.
These pro-capitalist laws will destroy farming communities and will allow private corporations to exploit farmers and workers for profit. The laws will push more farmers into debt who will then be forced to sell their livelihoods to large private businesses and corporations. This will further increase the already alarming rates of farmer suicides in India.