Farmers Movement Archive

BJP supporters’ entry banned in Nabha village

Patiala, January 24Amid the ongoing farmers’ protest, a village in Nabha has decided to socially boycott BJP supporters along with party leaders. BJP leaders are already facing a backlash over the farm laws with most of them finding it difficult to hold public functions amid the opposition. Now, party supporters are being targeted by locals over the farm laws.Pressure tactic The rationale is to pressurise the party to repeal the three laws. We will oppose anyone who supports the BJP until our demands are met. — Gurkeerat Singh, resident, Kalsana villageResidents of Kalsana village have banned the entry of BJP supporters, saying they won’t let anyone associated with the party enter their village. A board has been put up at the village reading: “We boycott and ban the entry of BJP leaders and supporters thereof.”The villagers say they will oppose those who have been supporting BJP leaders because they are the ones who give strength to party leaders. “We want to make them realise they have chosen wrong leaders,” says a villager.Gurkeerat Singh, a villager, says: “The rationale behind the boycott is to pressurise the party to repeal the three contentious laws. We will oppose anyone who supports the BJP until our demands are met.” Karnail Singh, another villager associated with the Bhartiya Kisan Union (Dakunda), says it is a pressure tactic to get the laws repealed.

The Tribune

2021-01-25