Farmers undertake ‘padyatra’ in Purnia

PURNIA: A ‘padyatra’ was carried out by farmer leaders under the banner of All India Kisan Mahasabha here on Thursday. Members of the farmers’ forum, an affiliate of CPI (ML), started the march from Indira Gandhi Stadium and it culminated at R N Shah Chowk, close to the Purnia Collectorate.
Nyaz Ahmad, an AAP activist and coordinator of Kisan Sangharsh Samanvay Samiti, Purnia unit, said since Swami Sahajanand Saraswati, a pioneer of peasant movement in the country, was born on Mahashivaratri, the day is
celebrated as ‘Kisan Diwas’.“Sahajanand was the first person to fight for the farmers’ cause in the country. He had conducted several farmers’ movements in the country,” he added.
Earlier, farmer leaders Avinash Paswan, Jamuna Murmu, Vijay Kumar and others shouted slogans against the three controversial farm laws enacted by the Centre and demanded their immediate withdrawal.