Farmers Movement Archive

‘Jalebs’ tickle taste buds of protesting farmers at Singhu border

Tribune News ServiceSonepat, February 12A stall set up by Sonepat youths offering desi ghee ‘jalebis’ has been the centre of attraction for farmers protesting at the Singhu border for over 50 days. Large-sized ‘jalebs’ have been strengthening bonds between Haryana and Punjab farmers.The stall had been set up by a group of youths from Bhainswan Khurd village of Baroda in the Gohana subdivision over 50 days ago. Between 6,000 and 7,000 farmers had been savouring the ‘jalebis’ every day.Long queues of men and women holding paper plates to get ‘jalebis’ could be seen at the stall every day. The volunteers were having a tough time managing long queues. Two men start preparing ‘jalebis’ in two separate utensils around 10 am and continued till 6 pm.Bhagat Singh of Bhainswan Khurd village said he, along with 10 others, reached the Singhu border on the night of December 20 and set up desi ghee ‘jalebi’ langar.Six or seven tins of desi ghee were being used for preparing ‘jalebis’ and between Rs 45,000 and Rs 50,000 was being spent daily to provide desi ghee ‘jalebis’ for the past over 50 days, he said.He said residents of his village had been visiting the site to fulfil their requirements. People of adjoining villages had started supporting their effort, he added.The number of farmers from Haryana at the Singhu border had gone up after Rakesh Tikait was moved to tears. Only between 5 per cent and 7 per cent at the start of the agitation, they comprised between 45 per cent and 50 per cent of the protesters now.

The Tribune

2021-02-13