Ludhiana (Punjab) [India], January 20 (ANI): Sanyukt Samaj Morcha (SSM), a political front of farmer unions, announced 17 more candidates for the upcoming Punjab Assembly elections on Wednesday.

Chandigarh [India], January 10 (ANI): Samyukta Samaj Morcha president Balbir Singh Rajewal on Sunday said that they will not form an alliance with the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) for the Punjab Assembly polls which is scheduled to be held next month.

Chandigarh [India], December 25 (ANI): Around 22 farmer unions have formed a new political party named 'Samyukt Samaj Morcha' which will make its electoral debut in the upcoming Punjab Assembly elections.

Chandigarh [India], December 19 (ANI): Farmer leader Gurnam Singh Chaduni, who floated his political party to contest the Punjab Assembly polls scheduled next year, batted for opium farming in the state.

Chandigarh Dec 18 PTI Farmer leader Gurnam Singh Chaduni on Saturday floated his political party to contest the Punjab Assembly polls next year and batted for opium farming in the state The farmer leader told reporters here that their aim is to purify politics and bring good people forward Chaduni was a member of the Samyukta Kisan Morcha SKM an umbrella body of 40 farm unions that led an over a year-long farmers agitation against the Centres three agriculture laws which have now been repealed We are launching the Sanyukt Sangharsh Party he told the media here adding that it will contest the Punjab Assembly polls Our objective will be to purify politics and bring good people forward said Chaduni who is also the president of the Haryana Bhartiya Kisan Union Replying to a query Chaduni said he will not contest the polls in Punjab On entering into an alliance with any party he said there is no decision yet in this regard but his party will try to contest all 117 Assembly seats in the state He stressed on bringing changes in the farming sector in the state for creating more employment opportunities and sowing crops like flowers that have demand in the international market He also batted for opium farming in Punjab If opium farming is allowed Punjab can progress a lot he said On the occasion he slammed political leaders saying they frame policies in favour of capitalists while ignoring interests of the poor Politics is responsible for the capturing of the country by capitalists and also for making it difficult for a common man to fulfil his basic needs the farmer leader asserted He said there is a need to bring a change and to oust those people who are looting the country The Sanyukt Sangharsh Party will be a secular one he said adding that it will work for the welfare of all sections of society Farming business starting from sowing till the produce reaches consumers should be in farmers hands he said PTI CHS VSD RDK RDK

Chandigarh Dec 18 PTI Farmer leader Gurnam Singh Chaduni on Saturday floated his political party and said it will contest the Punjab Assembly polls next year as their aim is to purify politics and bring good people forward Chaduni was a member of the Samyukta Kisan Morcha SKM an umbrella body of 40 farm unions that led an over a year-long farmers agitation against the Centres three agriculture laws which have now been repealed We are launching the Sanyukt Sangharsh Party he told the media here adding that it will contest the Punjab Assembly polls Our objective will be to purify politics and bring good people forward said Chaduni who is also the president of the Haryana Bhartiya Kisan Union Replying to a query Chaduni said he will not contest the polls in Punjab On entering into an alliance with any party he said there is no decision yet in this regard but his party will try to contest all 117 Assembly seats in the state On the occasion he slammed political leaders saying they frame policies in favour of capitalists while ignoring interests of the poor Politics is responsible for the capturing of the country by capitalists and also for making it difficult for a common man to fulfil his basic needs the farmer leader asserted He said there is a need to bring a change and to oust those people who are looting the country The Sanyukt Sangharsh Party will be a secular one he said adding that it will work for the welfare of all sections of society He stressed on bringing changes in the farming sector in the state for creating more employment opportunities and sowing such crops that have demand in the international market Farming business starting from sowing till the produce reaches consumers should be in farmers hands he said PTI CHS VSD RDK RDK

Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], December 18 (ANI): Ahead of the upcoming Punjab Assembly elections, Farmer leader Gurnam Singh Charuni on Friday announced the launch of his new party, 'Sanyukt Sangharsh Party'.