Samyukta Kisan Morcha to hold meeting on Nov 27 to decide future course of action
New Delhi(PTI): The Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM) will hold another meeting on November 27 to decide future course of action while the planned march to Parliament by farmers on November 29 will go ahead as per schedule, farmer leader Balbir Singh Rajewal said on Sunday.
Addressing a press conference at Singhu border following a meeting, Rajewal said, "We discussed the repeal of farm laws. After this, some decisions were taken. SKM's pre-decided programs will continue as it is. Kisan panchayat will be held in Lucknow on November 22, gatherings at all borders on November 26 and march to Parliament on November 29".
SKM, an umbrella body of the agitating unions, met earlier on Sunday to decide on the next course of action, including on the MSP issue and the proposed daily tractor march to Parliament during the upcoming Winter Session.
Farmer leaders have been maintaining that the protesters will stay put at border areas of Delhi until the Centre formally repeals these laws in Parliament after Prime Minister Narendra Modi's surprise announcement on Friday and have indicated their stir for a statutory guarantee of MSP and withdrawal of the Electricity Amendment Bill will continue.
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Bihar: 8 killed, 2 injured in head-on collision between car, tractor in Katihar
Katihar (Bihar) (PTI): Eight people died and two others were injured in a head-on collision between a car and a tractor in Bihar’s Katihar district, police said on Tuesday.
The car passengers were returning from a wedding function when the accident took place Sameli block office on the intervening night of Monday and Tuesday, they said, adding that efforts are on to identify the victims.
"At least eight persons, all men, died and two others were injured when an SUV in which they were travelling collided head-on with a tractor coming from the opposite direction on the NH-31 near the Sameli block office," Katihar SP Vaibhav Sharma told PTI.
Police immediately reached the spot and rushed the victims to the nearest government hospital where eight were declared brought dead, the police said.
The two injured are undergoing treatment at the hospital, they said.
According to locals, the victims are residents of Supaul, the SP said, adding that it is believed that all victims were travelling in the SUV.
The bodies have been sent for post-mortem examination and further investigation is underway, he said.
