Farmers Movement Archive

Women holding village meets to garner support

Jind: Women in Haryana are preparing to participate in the proposed tractor parade in Delhi on January 26 by campaigning at village level. They are holding meetings with other women and encouraging them to join the protest. At toll plazas, they can be seen addressing the gathering, assuring their male counterparts of their active support. Preparations are on in Kaithal, Jind, Hisar and many other districts. Sunita, a resident of Khatkar village of Haryana’s Jind district, said, “I have been driving a tractor for the past 15 years. It will be for the first time that I will drive to a protest site ferrying other women from the village. We will register a major presence in the protest to get the three farm laws repealed. We will continue our agitation till the end.” Sikkim Devi Nain, a woman protester in Jind said, “We are holding meetings at the village level, ensuring presence of women at protest sites and taking them to Delhi on January 26. Women are keen to go to Delhi. Even women from rural areas are stepping out of home.”

The Times of India

2021-01-22

Chandigarh