Farmers Movement Archive

Ground at protest too got, women from Punjab village send 50 cots to Tikri life farmers up

Bathinda: With the mercury starting to soar, activists in villages of Punjab are preparing manjis (cots) for people protesting on the borders of Delhi against the three farm laws passed last year. Trolleys with provisions for fans, air coolers and even air conditioners were already being sent to the borders. Most recently, 50 cots were been prepared at Longowal in Sangrur, and then sent to Tikri border on April 4. By pooling money, two villages have also provided refrigerators and another a washing machine. Women from Longowal prepared the cots in two days. “In high temperature, sleeping on the road is not easy, so we decided to send the cots for protesters and have prepared 50 so far. Women from the village contributed by knitting the cots. Each cot cost nearly Rs 1,400. These were sent in a truck,” said farm organisation BKU (Ekta Ugrahgan) Longowal unit president Buta Singh. He said though they had initially decided to prepare folding cots, which take less space, they found these were not as durable as flat cots, which are also more comfortable. Earlier, during winter, pinnis and gajrela were sent in large quantities from various villages to keep protesters warm.

The Times of India

2021-04-11

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