Farmers and their families will participate in the agitation against the "anti-farmers policies" of the state government and will be held in front of district headquarters, Joginder Singh Ugrahan and Sukhdev Singh Kokari President and General Secretary respectively of Bharti Kisan Union (Ekta) said here today.
Ugrahan and Kokari said that during the five days of protest, the community will press for the waiving of farm loan of the farmers.
The leaders were critical of Parkash Singh Badal-led government for allegedly not providing exgratia amount of Rs three lakh to each of the family of farmers and agriculture labourers, who had committed suicide, along with employment opportunity to one of their family member.