CITU Condemns Brutal Police Attacks on Farmers
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THE Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU), in a statement issued on February 14, has strongly condemned brutal police crackdown by Haryana police forces at Punjab-Haryana border on the protesting farmers in their march to Delhi to press for their legitimate demands including legal guarantee of MSP. The farmers were attacked on February 13, 2024 at two border points on Haryana-Punjab border, they were brutally lathi charged, they faced tear gas shells, some dropped by drone.
To stop these marching farmers entering into Delhi, the security forces have resorted to unprecedented war like preparations like erecting concrete barricades, iron nails, barbed wires at the Delhi borders. By doing so, the Modi led BJP government has once again exposed its class interests by refusing to the legal entitlement of MSP. After having held several rounds of talks with the farmers, union agricultural minister Arjun Munda made it clear that announcing a guaranteed MSP will not be possible. CITU recalls the emergence of historic farmers movement and formation of SKM which was a result of the united struggles and movement of farmers against the now repealed three anti-farmer, pro-corporate farm laws, which was actively supported by the central trade unions. The united farmers’ movement spearheaded by SKM compelled the Modi government to repeal the farm laws but the corporate communal regime at the centre later betrayed the farmers by refusing to accept the major demands including legal entitlement of the MSP.
CITU denounces the brutal police actions on farmers and demands the central government to immediately implement the recommendations of Swaminathan Commission including the legal guarantee of MSP. SKM and CTUs have been in persistent struggles against the anti-farmer, anti-worker and anti-people destructive policies of the Modi led BJP government. On February 16, SKM-CTUs once again will have nationwide massive militant joint action on the basis of 21-point charter of demands that were formulated at the historic first ever joint convention of SKM-CTUs on July 24, 2023.
CITU extends its solidarity to the protesting farmers, CITU also appeals to the all sections of farmers and agricultural workers, all organisations of farmers to actively participate in the call for February 16 nationwide joint action.
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