US Sikh Gurdwaras, Panthic Jathebandis hold large convention in support of farmers’ protest in India 

US Sikh Gurdwaras, Panthic Jathebandis hold large convention in support of farmers’ protest in India 

New York: A large convention of US Sikh Gurdwaras and Panthic Jathebandis was held today at Dashmesh Darbar Gurdwara, Cartaret, NJ on a call from Sikh Coordination Committee East Coast (SCCEC) and American Gurdwara Parbhandak Committee (AGPC) in support of Farmers Protest-2024 in India.

It was attended by top leadership US Sikhs, who all spoke in support of Farmer demands. The following statement and resolutions were unanimously adopted by the gathering:

“Farmers are the pride and life blood of the nation. ‘No Farmers-No Food’. Their sons and daughters protect your borders. Stop terrorizing them and must accept their following legitimate demands,” read the statement.

List of demands made during convention:

• Pass an Ordinance to legalize MSP to cover all input costs + 50% overhead premium for 23 crops.

• Dismiss the Union Minister whose son was accused of running his car over farmers in Uttar Pradesh’s Lakhimpur Kheri district in October 2021.

• Withdraw all false criminal cases against the farmers in Lakhimpur Kheri incident.