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Farmers prepare week-long Chandigarh-Mohali protest amid permission uncertainty
The Samyukta Kisan Morcha, a group of farmer organisations, plans to protest for one week.
The protest is scheduled from September 1 through September 7.
Farmers are expected to travel to Chandigarh and Mohali using tractors, trucks, trains and buses.
They will bring food and other supplies with them.
The group says the main protest site will be in Sector 48-C, near the road toward Tribune Chowk.
It has also planned routes and parking areas for arriving vehicles.
Officials have not clearly confirmed whether formal permission has been granted for the entire road stretch.
The farmers want guaranteed prices for crops and changes involving Punjab’s river waters.
They are also demanding loan waivers, higher sugarcane prices and the withdrawal of certain proposed laws.
The Samyukta Kisan Morcha plans a week-long dharna from September 1 to 7.
The SKM says the approved protest site is in Sector 48-C along the road toward Tribune Chowk.
Farmers are arranging tractor-trolleys, trucks, trains and buses to reach the protest area.
The SKM has issued route and parking instructions for farmers arriving from across Punjab.
Demands include legal MSP guarantees, river-water changes, loan waivers and withdrawal of several bills.
- Who
- The Samyukta Kisan Morcha and its constituent farmer organisations, with BKU Ugrahan planning separate village-level programmes.
- What
- A week-long farmer dharna, with tractor-trolley arrivals, route plans and parking arrangements.
- Where
- A proposed stretch in Sector 48-C spanning parts of Chandigarh and Mohali, toward Tribune Chowk.
- When
- September 1 to September 7; the main stage is planned for Monday evening.
- Why
- To press demands concerning river waters, crop prices, loan waivers, pensions, electricity and seed legislation, and trade agreements.
SKM’s account
Administrative position
Protest-site approval
SKM’s account
SKM leaders say meetings with Chandigarh and Mohali administrations resulted in approval for a Sector 48-C site.
Administrative position
Chandigarh’s Senior Superintendent of Police Kanwardeep Kaur previously denied that a site between Sectors 49 and 51 had been allotted, and officials did not respond on whether formal permission had been granted for the identified road stretch.
Expected mobilisation
SKM’s account
The SKM is preparing large-scale arrivals, issuing route and parking instructions and arranging supplies for a week-long protest.
Administrative position
The article reports that officials’ preparedness for the expected influx of vehicles and the protest’s formal authorisation had not been confirmed.
Key facts
- Organiser
- Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM)
- Protest dates
- September 1-7
- Proposed site
- Sector 48-C, on one side of the road from the IISER T-point toward Tribune Chowk
- Expected transport
- Tractor-trolleys, trucks, trains and buses
- Main demands
- Legally guaranteed minimum support prices, river-water changes, loan waivers and other policy measures
- Separate programme
- BKU Ugrahan is planning independent village-level protests
- Permission status
- The SKM says Sector 48-C was approved, while officials did not confirm formal permission for the full road stretch
Quotes
Raminder Singh Patiala
National coordination committee member of the Samyukta Kisan Morcha
“Following a meeting of the SKM’s Punjab unit with the Chandigarh and Mohali administrations, we have got approval for the protest site in Sector 48-C. It will be on one side of the road leading from the IISER T-point towards Tribune Chowk”
indianexpress.com
“The government should withdraw the Electricity Bill 2025 and the Seed Bill 2025. We are also opposed to the free trade agreements being pursued with the US and European countries”
indianexpress.com
Sources
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