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Daijiworld Media Network - Mangaluru (SP)

Mangaluru, Sep 25: Various organizations, expressing themselves strongly against the central and state governments for enforcing new laws and amendments like Land Reforms Act, APMC Act etc that they claimed are detrimental to the interests of the poor and in favour of the capitalists, held protest in the city on Friday September 25 morning through highway blockade.

Leaders of political parties other than the BJP and various farmer organizations who came together near Nanthoor circle, blocked the vehicles and staged a symbolic road blockade. Later, a protest meeting was also held.

Former MLA, J R Lobo, DYFI state president, Muneer Katipalla, youth Congress Dakshina Kannada district president, Mihun Rai, leaders of different political parties like Sadashiva Ullal, A c Vinayaraj, Praveenchandra Alva,Naveen D'Souza,Aanil Kumar, Sunil Kumar Bajal, P V Mohan, K Imtiaz, Kishnappa Salian,Oswald Cyprian, Vasudeva Uchil, U B Lokayya, V Kuckian, H V Rao, Seetharam Berinja, M Devadas, Raghu Yekkar, Jagadeeshi, Santhosh Kumar Bajal, Bharati Shetty, Jayanti and others participated in the protest.

Addressing the protest, J R Lobo said, "The state and central governments have come to power by seeking votes in the name of farmers. Today the government has passed ordinances to several acts including APMC Act, Land Reforms Act which go against the farmers. The government is trying to destroy the economic source of the farmers. These ordinances only favour the investors."

DYFI state president Muneer Katipalla said, "Several organisations have shown full support to the farmers over the anti-farmer bills introduced by the government. Today the entire nation has stood against the government in support of farmers. Farmers are the backbone of our nation, but today they have been neglected. Our government is doing injustice to the farmers.

"It is impossible for Prime Minister Narendra Modi to run the administration by introducing a lethal law which is against the workers and the farmers. This is nation does not belong to Adani and Ambani. The nation belongs to the farmers, workers, youths and working class community," said Muneer Katipalla.

Leader of Raitha Sangha Krishnappa Salian said, "The government has shown that it is against farmers. Farmers have been affected by the lockdown, and now there is an ordinance that is against the farmers and is favouring investors and multi-national companies."

Another farmers' leader Oswald Prakash Fernandes said, "Those who chant Modi's name are terming the farmers 'anti-BJP' for protesting against the government. As farmers, we are not against any party or supporting any party. We are seeking our rights. Farmers are being dragged to the streets by this ordinance. Injustice has been done to the farmers.

The protestors also raised slogans against Prime Miniser Narendra Modi.