Punjabi singers Harbhajan Mann and Babbu Mann reach Singhu border
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Punjabi singers Harbhajan Mann and Babbu Mann reach Singhu border
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Vijender threatens to return award, againBoxer Vijender Singh on Friday reached the Tikri border and expressed his solidarity with the demands of protesting farmers. He reiterated that he would the nation's highest sporting honour, Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award, if the Centre failed to withdraw the farm laws. He raised the slogans of ‘Kisan Ekta’ from the dais. “I have come here to strengthen the voice of farmers protesting in this bone-chilling cold,” he said.Youths teach deprived kids at protest siteA group of farmers protesting at the Singhu border has started teaching labourers’ children. Satnam Singh, a member of the NGO ‘Sanjhi Chhat’, said around 15 volunteers had come to participate in the protest initially. “Now, 150 volunteers are part of the protest,” he said. Paramjeet Singh, a member of the municipal council of Mehatpur in Jalandhar district, said scores of trolleys of wood had reached the Singhu border.
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The Tribune
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2020-12-19