Farmers Movement Archive

Haryana villages ensure supplies

ROHTAK/JIND: Villages in the vicinity of Tikri on the Haryana-Delhi border have come out to help farmers from Punjab who have been camping against the three farm laws for the past 25 days. Residents of Noona Majra village, located 3km from the state border, have made elaborate arrangements of stay, warm clothes, hot water and cooked meals for the protesters. Nirmal Singh from Jalandhar, also a member of BKU (Ugrahan), said the Haryana brethren had come as a saviour for them in the cold. “They don’t even let us cook meals and do all things for us,” he said. He described the hospitalitly from Haryanavis as “an amazing experience”. “They are spoiling us with their hospitality and warmth,” he laughed. Similar arrangements for Punjab farmers travelling on Delhi-Rohtak route have been made at Kharawar village. Residents of Kharwar village in Rohtak district have set up kitchens at two points on the highway and made arrangements for night accommodation at the village temple. Capt Jagvir Malik, who is overseeing arrangements, said Kharwar had been doing ‘langar sewa’ since November 26, when farmers first entered the state to reach Tikri border. He said donations were collected from the residents of the village to run the community kitchen for Punjab farmers who halt on their way to the agitation site. Vicky Kumar from Rohad village in Jhajjar district said teams of young volunteers from his village bring two tanks of milk and lassi daily to the protest site. A number of villages in Jind have also come forward to extend their support and collect donations for farmers. Residents of Ramrai village collected donations from residents to purchase over 15 quintals of firewood and sent it to Tikri border for farmers. A resident of Manoharpur village has been consistently sending vegetables, milk and other items. He has made nine rounds to the protest sites and says he will continue to help. Anil Kumar, who hails from Ramrai village, said, “We collect money from village. Every community has come forward to help. Our khap has been staying at the border.”

The Times of India

2020-12-22

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