Farmers Movement Archive

Thermal wear to pinnis, support pours in for farmers

BATHINDA: One month later, the farmers’ struggle at Delhi borders still sees strong support from people across various sections of the society. The support is pouring in both cash and kind. From food stuff to free bus services, thermal wear, blankets, shoes to shelter, farmers lack nothing and their spirit is as high as they began a month ago. A score of youth, trade and employee organisations are providing monetary assistance to farm organisations spearheading the protests. The residents of urban areas too are providing assistance from across the state. International Charity Khalsa Aid has put up a kisan mall at the Tikri border providing a lot of items to the protesters. The two bus operator organisations from Bathinda are providing daily one or two buses free of cost to those wanting to go to Delhi borders to participate in protests. Transport union leader Hardeep Singh Dimpy Dhillon said, “We are sending a bus daily to the protest site without any fare.” Other transport union leader Baltej Singh said every other day a bus goes from Bathinda to either Tikri or Singhu. Pinnis and laddoos continue to pour in from many villages of the state to the protest sites at Singhu and Tikri. A lot of philanthropists have distributed blankets to the protesters sleeping in trolleys to save them from chill. Milk is being provided even in tankers for the protesters from various villages, mainly from villages in Haryana. Farm organisation BKU (Ekta Ugrahan) state secretary Shingara Singh Mann thanked people for showering warm love on farmers. “People, especially from Haryana villages, are providing such assistance that we will not be able to repay their love being showered on us. We never expected such a warmth from Haryana and Punjab folks.” Randeep Sangatpura, an activist, who spent some days at Singhu border said , “Though every penny in cash is accounted for, but people are also being so large hearted with things. Their mere gesture is stupendous.”

The Times of India

2020-12-27

Amritsar