Updated Feb 22, 2021 · 10:13 am Farmers and agricultural workers attend a rally against farm laws in Barnala in Punjab on Sunday. (Credit: Reuters)
More than one lakh farmers and workers gathered for a rally in Punjab’s Barnala district on Sunday, in a massive show of strength against the three agricultural laws,
The Tribune reported.
The “Kisan Mazdoor Rally” was organised by Bharatiya Kisan Union (Ekta Ugrahan) and Punjab Khet Mazdoor Union. It was one of the largest rallies held in Punjab since the protests against the farming laws shifted to Delhi’s borders. The police estimated that the rally was attended by 1,20,000 to 1,30,000 people, according to Reuters.
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Alleging that notices are being served on people backing the agitation against the farm laws, BKU leader Balbir Singh Rajewal on Sunday asked farmers to gherao Delhi Police personnel if they come to their villages to make an arrest. The BKU (Rajewal) leader also asked the Amarinder Singh-led Punjab government that the state police should not cooperate with the Delhi cops. If the Delhi Police personnel come to arrest you, gather the entire village and oppose them, Rajewal told farmers at a Kisan-Mazdoor Ekta Maha Rally in Punjab s Barnala on Sunday. The rally was organised by the Bharti Kisan Union (Ekta Ugrahan) and the Punjab Khet Mazdoor Union. Two days ago, Haryana BKU chief Gurnam Singh Chaduni had made a similar appeal.