Farmers Movement Archive

Not falling to Centre’s divide & rule: Farmers serving Delhi-bound protesters

JIND: Residents of Jhanjh Khurd village in Jind district, on the Jind-Patiala national highway, have started offering tea, biscuits, bread and water to farmers heading for Tikri border in Delhi. With the help of donations from the village, locals have pitched a tent on the roadside where services are being offered. Villagers have deputed some persons on the roadside who request farmers with folded hands to make a short stay for tea and water. Jind falls on the way for people travelling from Shambhu border to Delhi. Farmers have started resting at the tent, where farmers rest and are also greeted by their counterparts in Haryana. Ajmer Singh, a native of Jhanjh Khurd, said their services would continue till the protest went on. “Punjab farmers are our elder brothers. If they pass through our village without having anything, our future generations will not forgive us. Punjab farmers have shown the courage to fight against a dictator and no one has dared so far to raise their voice for their rights. It’s our moral duty to stand for solidarity at this time as it is the only way to win against a man who has become autocratic. The PM doesn’t understand the pain of farmers who feed the nation by day working in fields,” he added. Jai Kumar, another villager, said around 2,000 people were stopping for tea at their village. “We stop Punjab number vehicles and those which have the Bhartiya Kisan Union flag. We are pleased to offer such service to farmers fighting for our future. We know farmers will win this fight and Centre will step down. Though farmers are protesting peacefully, centre is trying to split the agitation by followng a divide-and-rule policy,” he asserted.

The Times of India

2020-12-12

Chandigarh