The SKM in a statement said that it was shocked to learn about the scurrilous and malafide allegations made against the historic SKM-led Farmers' Movement in Delhi, in the FIR lodged by the Special Cell of the Delhi Police against media house Newsclick and several journalists.
National farmer leaders led by Chukki Nanjundaswamy and Rakesh Tikait, of Samyukta Kisan Morcha met Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Friday in Bengaluru and discussed various farmer issues.
The National Social Media Workshop of Mahila Morcha is scheduled for September 4, whereas the remaining Morcha workshops have already been done by the party.
The Convention began by addressing the alarming situation created by the aggressive pro-corporate policies pursued by the Union Government since 2014. These anti-worker, anti-farmer, anti-people, and anti-national policies have resulted in disastrous consequences for the economy, unity, and
Wrestlers have been protesting at Jantar Mantar for over 10 days demanding the arrest of Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) president and BJP MP Brij Bhushan Singh and his sacking from the post in the light of allegations of sexual harassment by the wrestlers.
According to an SKM statement, on May 7, several leaders of the organisation from various states will visit the protest site at Jantar Mantar and extend support to the protesting wrestlers.
"The central and state governments under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi have always been farmer-friendly. The extent of empowerment of the farmers is unprecedented. The Prime Minister is of the opinion that the confidence of the farmers of the country is the biggest strength
After the meeting, farmer leader Darshan Pal said that famers will launch a bigger movement than the one in 2020. He said that another meeting will be convened on April 30 in Delhi.