Farmers Movement Archive

Farmers continue to move towards protests in Delhi

PATIALA: A number of farmers from Sangrur, Patiala and other districts are moving towards Delhi borders despite the dip in the temperature. The farmer leaders said the fresh batch will replace those who are returning after spending weekly shifts at Delhi borders. Farmers spend a few days at the protest site before leaving and others join to keep the momentum going, said farmer leaders. An injured village sarpanch of Saphera village of Patiala district returned on Saturday from Delhi border after spending two days. He had got injured in an accident on December 15 when a truck had hit his tractor-trolley. He was travelling with five other villagers and two had lost their lives in the incident. Sarpanch Narinder Singh Jaggi, 35, said, “After bhog ceremony of the two villagers who died in the accident, I along with my relative had visited Delhi again to participate in the agitation on December 31 and returned on Saturday. I am still having pain in my back and other body parts where I had sustained injuries in the accident. A relative was among two villagers who died in recent accident. Within a week, a group of people from our village will again participate in the protest at Delhi borders to get repealed three agricultural laws passed by central government.” The farmers revealed that more trolleys were being brought to the agitation site to facilitate the stay of protesting farmers. Jaswant Singh, Patiala general secretary of BKU (Ekta Ugraha), said, “There are around 300 trolleys from Patiala district alone at Tikri border. Each day, farmers’ number is increasing even though a large number of farmers are returning too. The lists of farmers who want to join the protest are prepared at village level. Then block and district level farmer leaders coordinate the visit and return. On Friday, 2,360 farmers from 154 villages in Patiala district were present at Tikri border while on Thursday there were 2,388 protesters from 155 villages. On Wednesday, there were 2,282 protesters from 149 villages who reached here in 406 vehicles.”

The Times of India

2021-01-03

Ludhiana