Punjab: 22 farm unions launch a political party ahead of Assembly elections

Twenty two farm unions which protested against the three agriculture laws, announced on Saturday that they have formed a political front to contest the Punjab Assembly elections, reported PTI.

The party named Samyukta Samaj Morcha will contest all 117 seats in the state Assembly.

“SKM [Samyukta Kisan Morcha] was an umbrella body of different groups…we won the agitation [against the farm laws],” said Harmeet Singh Kadian, the leader of the Bharatiya Kisan Union (Kadian) faction, according to NDTV. “But, when we returned, there was pressure not only from cadre but Punjabis…that if we could win that battle, we can win the election as well…”

After over a year of protests by farmers against the three agriculture laws, they were repealed on December 1.

A new ‘Samyukta Samaj Morcha’ is formed for contesting Punjab Assembly elections. 22 unions have taken this decision. We need to change the system and want to appeal to people to support this morcha: Farmer leader Balbir Singh Rajewal in Chandigarh pic.twitter.com/VK3ctiVKvk

— ANI (@ANI) December 25, 2021

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