Farmers Movement Archive

Bike rally in Rohtak ramps up support for farm agitation

Rohtak: The youths of several villages in Rohtak district on Friday took out a bike rally to muster support for the farmers’ agitation on Haryana-Delhi border. The bike rally kicked off from Chamaria village and then passed through several villages. The youths also raised slogans in support of farmers’ unity. Advocate Guru Parshad, who was leading the rally, told TOI that the villages of Rohtak district had been dispatching food material to Singhu and Tikri borders for the past one month ever since the agitation started. “Now, the purpose of this bike rally is to put across the farmers’ demand to repeal three laws till the last person is alive in the villages,” he added. Ajay Hooda, another youth participating in the bike rally, said they also wanted to spread the message that even educated youths like him who are postgraduate are against the three laws. “The Centre should know that the educated sons and daughters of farmers who have read the laws are against the same and the government should not delay in accepting the demand of the agrarian community”, he said. Kuldeep Hooda said they respect their elders who are braving the cold on the Delhi borders and it was the duty of the youth to mobilise more people to sit with them in their solidarity. He said their bike rally would not limit to one-day event, but would continue going till the farmers’ demands are accepted.

The Times of India

2021-01-02

Chandigarh