Samyukt Kisan Morcha to send teams from farm unions to poll-bound States, rally planned in Kolkata

Farmer unions protesting against the new agriculture laws announced on Tuesday that they will send teams to election-bound states to ask people to vote against the Bharatiya Janata Party, ANI reported. Elections to the Assemblies of Assam, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, West Bengal and Union Territory of Puducherry, will be held from March 27 till April 29.

Tens of thousands of farmers have been camped outside Delhi for nearly three months, demanding the withdrawal of the three legislations that they say will hurt them and benefit large corporations.

“We will not support any party but appeal to people to vote for the candidates who can defeat BJP,” Balbir Singh Rajewal of the Bharatiya Kisan Union said at a joint press conference. “We will tell people about Modi government’s attitude towards farmers.”