India
pti-Deepika S
New Delhi, Apr 18: The Samyukta Kisan Morcha, an umbrella body of farmer unions, on Sunday said the government should fight against the coronavirus and not with farmers and reiterated they will end the agitation only if their demands are met.
It also urged the government to set up vaccination centres at the farmers” protest sites, and provide necessary equipment and instructions to them for protection from the virus.
According to a statement, the Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM) said when the pandemic is again on the rise, the central government should deal with this situation with immediate effect while worrying about the farmers and labourers which they had “ignored” when the lockdown was imposed last year.
“From Delhi”s borders to other parts of the country, farmers” protests will end only when the demands of the farmers are met. The government should also…