14-05-2025
In Punjab, farmers organise peace marches, say no to war
Bathinda: The
Sanyukt Kisan Morcha
(SKM) on Wednesday organised peace marches across Punjab. The SKM also warned the central govt about forcing the Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB) to release more water to leaders said Punjab had no spare water and any conspiracy to "snatch" Punjab's water would be strongly opposed.
The SKM will not shy away from holding a struggle against any such move, they the Pahalgam attack, wherein 26 persons were killed by Pakistan-backed terrorists, the SKM said terrorism in any form was condemned, but "war is not a solution", as it causes loss of many innocent lives. The farm leaders urged both India and Pakistan to end the stalemate through raising their voices for peace in the sub-continent, the farmer organisation BKU (Ekta Ugrahan) held peace and goodwill marches in several villages of Bathinda slogans "jung nahi aman (peace, not war)", the BKU activists highlighted the losses that war brings with (Ekta Ugrahan) district Bathinda chief Shingara Singh Mann and women wing coordinator Harinder Kaur Bindu said the people of Punjab were the biggest sufferers in case of any hostilities."We do not want war, even as we strongly condemn terrorism in any shape and the terrorist attack at Pahalgam where 26 innocents were killed," they said, adding that such goodwill marches would continue in the villages.
