Farmers Movement Archive

Singhu border: Dressed for attention... This ‘groom’ wants farm laws to go

NEW DELHI: Sahib Singh, a 22-year-old unmarried farmer from Patiala, on Tuesday reached the Singhu border dressed up as a groom and performed marriage rituals in protest against the three central farm laws. Singh said he had dressed up like a groom to grab the Centre’s attention. “I want the government to gift me the repeal of these laws so that none of us suffers.” Sitting on the top of a tractor blaring music, with a group of people dancing as the baraat, Singh even wore a sehra covering his face and was accompanied by some friends. People also gave him shagun and kept it in a cloth in his lap. “We want the government to notice us and these are different ways of protests. I want them to repeal the black laws as a gift for my wedding. We want to motivate the public and bring enthusiasm in them to support farmers. It also serves as a purpose of entertainment,” Singh said. Next to him was Khushpreet Singh from Karnal, who said they had dressed him as a groom to ensure that someday, their voice would reach the government. “Like how one puts things they want to give away in a groom’s lap during a wedding ceremony, we want the government to put these laws in his lap so that we can get away with them,” said Khushpreet. Singh, along with his friends, has been at the protest site for a week and will now return to their villages to work at their fields. A man from Haryana also reached the protest site dressed up as a groom.

The Times of India

2020-12-30

Delhi