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Singhu Border: This salon is grooming farmers for protest

NEW DELHI: Farmers at Singhu border got a pleasant surprise after a temporary salon was started by Sonu Vartia, a 26-year old man from Pehowa in Kurukshetra. The beauty parlour is offering a range of services, including shaving, haircut, grooming, etc, free of cost. Vartia has been in the business for the past 10 years. He said while no one in his family currently tills agricultural land, his ancestors were farmers. The parlour, Crazy Beauty Salon, which is functioning from 9am to 9pm, got a lot of customers till afternoon, primarily to get their beards trimmed or shaven. Vartia and six of his staffers got the chairs and other equipment required for the salon, which is for both men and women. “I thought of coming here as the protesting farmers are getting all facilities, except grooming. Our lives are nothing without farmers and it’s because of them that our future generations will survive. On the first day on Wednesday, around 200 people came to get groomed. We don’t keep a record of our seva and attend to people as and when they arrive. We will continue to be here for them,” said Vartia. Kanwaljeet Singh, a farmer from Haryana who has been at the protest site for the past 10 days, was one of the first few who went to the salon to get his beard trimmed. “Due to our day-to-day activities, I was unable to trim my beard. I’m happy that Sonu is doing this service for us. It really feels good to get groomed after so many days,” he added. Abhishek, an 18-year-old working at the salon, said, “I started working a year ago. When I got to know that the salon owner was coming for seva at Singhu border, even I decided to serve the people here. I think everybody should do their bit for the farmers as they play an important role in everyone’s life.” Watch Farmers' delight: This salon at Delhi's Singhu Border is grooming farmers for protest

The Times of India

2020-12-21

Delhi