Rallies were held in Mirpurkhas and Seraani Town of Badin district against disputed canals, corporate farming and occupation of natural resources of Sindh
Badin| Mirpurkhas
Awami Tehreek’s protest movement continues in the form of demonstrations, marches, sit-ins, and rallies against corporate farming, the occupation of Sindh’s lands and resources, and the construction of six new canals from the Indus River.
A protest march was held in Seraani town of district Badin on Sunday June 1, against corporate farming projects and new canals on the Indus, led by Awami Tehreek’s Central President Advocate Vasand Thari, Central Vice President Sattar Rind, Ali Mohammad Parvez Memon, Mehran Dars, Mukhtiar Bakari, Advocate Kamran Lakho, Advocate Fazil Zaur, Mohammad Ali Talpur, Bahadur Talpur, and others.
Speaking on the occasion, the leaders said the federal and Punjab governments must be held accountable for the usurpation of water of Sindh, which has continued since 1859. They accused PPP of orchestrating false dramas. They alleged that the peaceful movement of Sindh against corporate farming and canals is being turned violent. Under a conspiracy, lawlessness is being promoted in Sindh.
Meanwhile, in Mirpurkhas, Sindhi Hari Tehreek and Awami Tehreek organized a protest rally.
The protest rally commenced from State Life and concluded at Press Club Mirpurkhas, led by prominent leaders including Noor Ahmed Katiar (Central Senior Vice President, Awami Tehreek), Dr. Dildar Laghari (Central Leader, Sindhi Hari Tehreek), Mukhtiar Khaskheli (District President, Awami Tehreek Mirpurkhas), Ali Nawaz Dahri (Central Senior Vice President, Sindhi Hari Tehreek), Comrade Shagan Kolhi (District President, Sindhi Hari Tehreek Mirpurkhas), Ameer Bux Jarwar, Khair Muhammad Chandio, and other activists.
Addressing the rally, Noor Ahmed Katiar said, “Corporate farming projects are being used to carry out economic massacre of farmers. These are clear attempts to seize the resources of oppressed nations under the guise of development. Punjab’s rulers are launching encroachments on the Indus River, treating Sindh as a conquered territory, and betraying the very foundations laid by Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah.”
Dr. Dildar Laghari stated, “Through these projects, farmers are being displaced, their lands snatched, and their rights denied. Black laws like the Labor Code have been imposed to enslave farmers and strip them of basic rights.”
Ali Nawaz Dahri criticized the ruling Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) saying, “The PPP raised slogans of bread, cloth, and shelter, yet in its 17 years of rule, it hasn’t granted even a single acre of land to the farmers. It remains a party of feudal lords, landlords, and spiritual leaders, exploiting poor and working-class people.”
Mukhtiar Khaskheli and Comrade Shagan Kolhi highlighted that, “Due to an artificially created water shortage, crops like cotton could not be cultivated in Mirpurkhas. The Sindh government is equally complicit with Punjab’s rulers in looting Sindh’s water and resources, deliberately pushing Sindh towards a drought-like situation.”
The leaders collectively vowed that the joint struggle of Awami Tehreek and Sindhi Hari Tehreek against corporate farming schemes, illegal encroachments on the Indus River, and the exploitation of Sindh’s resources would continue until the defeat of oppressive forces. (PR)
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