Gurcharan Singh, the protest’s leader, said that they have been waiting eight months for the state and union governments to address their concerns, but so far, neither has. He continued by saying that the farmer associations would be asked to join the protest after the morcha made that decision.
On January 7, the protest was initiated by the insaaf morcha in an effort to secure the release of several Sikh prisoners who remain in prison long after their sentences have expired.
Sikh prisoner release protest led by Insaaf Morcha on August 15
