In Haryana, thousands of farmers take part in tractor parade over pending demands

While SKM leader Azad Palwa said that a large number of tractors and other vehicles took part in the parade, Pagdi Sambhal Jatta Kisan Sangharsh Samiti president Mandeep Nathwan said farmers on nearly 2,000 tractors participated in the tractor march in Hisar.

SKM, an umbrella organisation of farmer unions, had urged farmers across the country to take part in the parade over several long-pending demands, including the withdrawal of cases against farmers during the 2020-21 agitation, loan waivers, monthly pension etc. The parade was held in several states, including Punjab, where thousands of farmers took part in the march.

“After the tractor parade, the farmers sat on an indefinite dharna to demand the release of crop insurance claims. The farmers are also upset that the compensation for their cotton crop hit by pink bollworm has not been released yet,” added Nathwan.