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Farmers to hoist 5K black flags at Tikri

Tribune News ServiceJhajjar, May 23The protesting farmers have set a target of hoisting 5,000 black flags at the Tikri border on May 26 to protest against the Centre on the completion of six months of the farmers’ movement at the Delhi borders and seven years of the government formation. They will also wear black badges to register their protest.“We have already placed the order of 5,000 black flags, which will not only be put on tractors and other vehicles of the farmers but also be hoisted at their huts at the Tikri border. Preparations are also in full swing to distribute the flags among residents of nearby villages so that they can also hoist them on their houses and shops,” said Pargat Singh, a leader of Bharatiya Kisan Union (Rajewal).Rotational dutyAs part of the rotational duty, a large number of farmers from Karnal district left for Singhu on Sunday to show their strength to the government. They will stay at the border for seven days and starting next week, another district will hold the morcha. — Gurnam Singh Charuni, BKU (Charuni) presidentPargat said a meeting of farm organisations from Punjab was held at Tikri on Sunday to chalk out a strategy to put up a good show on May 26. The meeting decided to hoist black flags on the main stage as well as the 12-km-long protest site from Jakhoda turn (Bahadurgarh) to the Tikri border. It had also been resolved that Sikhs would tie black ribbon on their turbans while others would wear black badges in their hands, he added.Purushottam Singh Gill, a leader of the BKU (Lakhowal), said besides registering the protest, the event also aimed at making the government realise that farmers were here for a long haul and would not move back without getting the three farm laws repealed. “We have spent around six months at the Delhi borders and have no issue in spending more time than it,” the farm leader added.

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2021-05-24