Around 1000 people from different cross-sections of the society came together under the banner of Kisan Andolan Ekta Manch took out a rally from Sakchi’s Ambagan ground to protest against the Centre's farm bills.
The rally was led by Bhagwan Singh, the president of the Mango Gurudwara Prabandhak Committee. It had protesters holding banners and flags condemning the controversial laws.
Supported by the All India Sikh Students Federation ( AISSF) and various Opposition parties like - Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM), Congress, and the Left, the rally later transformed into a sit-in demonstration near the Sakchi roundabout.
JMM's Jugsalai legislator Mangal Kalindi and former Ichagarg MLA Arvind Singh also participated in the dharna.
Singh while addressing the gathering, said that even after the farmers protesting against the farm laws for over about two months at the Delhi border, the deadlock continues.
Both Singh and the Jugsalai MLA demanded the complete rollback of the farm laws by the central government.
Meanwhile, Bhagwan Singh mentioned that the rally was a way to express solidarity with the protesting farmers, who have hit the street in a bid to compel the government to roll back - Farmers’ Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Bill, 2020, and the Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Bill, 2020, that were passed by both the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha, last year.
The huge turnout at the rally resulted in the disruption of traffic on the busy Kalimati Road for about two hours in the morning.
Commuters traveling in cars were the worst affected as they got stuck in traffic congestion caused by the rally.