Farmers Movement Archive

All-woman jathas go on hunger strike in Barnala

BATHINDA: On Day 4 of the relay hunger strike, all-woman jathas sat on hunger strike at Barnala railway station protest site and Mehal Kalan toll plaza. The 12 women activists at the railway station were led by farm organisation BKU (Ekta Dakaunda) activist Amarjit Kaur. Besides Amarjit, the group on 24-hour hunger strike comprised Surjit Kaur, Darshan Kaur, Jal Kaur, Paramjit Kaur, Manjit Kaur, Gurbans Kaur, Kiranjit Kaur, Parminder Kaur, another Amarjit Kaur, another Paramjit Kaur and another Manjit Kaur. Ten women activists also started a 24-hour hunger strike at Mehal Kalan toll plaza. In the evening, all the 22 farm activists returned home and continued their hunger strike there. Amarjit said, “We have got a list of many women who will participate in hunger strike for the next few days. The women say they do not want to lag behind the men in hunger strike and any other type of protest. They have been actively participating in the ongoing protest in large numbers over the last 85 days.”

The Times of India

2020-12-25

Amritsar