Women leave Jind for Delhi protest sites in 10 buses
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Women leave Jind for Delhi protest sites in 10 buses
Description
Jind: Hundreds of women on Sunday left Haryana’s Jind district for Delhi’s Tikri, Singhu and Dhansa borders to camp there for the next few days to strengthen the ongoing farmers agitation against three farm laws. This is the first time after wheat harvesting season that women in large numbers have left for the protest sites from Bangar area of Jind. Khap and BKU leaders flagged off their cavalcade of 10 private buses. The cavalcade, which left from Khatkar toll plaza, included women from over 30 villages in Jind, including Karsindhu, Dariyawala, Jhanjh, Khatkar, Julani, Badoda, Barsola, Palwa, Uchana Khurd and many others. Sukhdevi, a woman from Khatkar village who was part of the cavalcade, said women had been a major contributor to the agitation and will stay at the protest sites to give out the message that women of Haryana were standing strong behind the protest. Slamming the BJP government for ignoring demands by farmers who have been staging protests at Delhi borders and toll plazas in Haryana, Indrawati, another protester, said PM Narendra Modi-led government would have to repeal the farm laws eventuall.
Publisher
The Times of India
Date
2021-06-14
Coverage
Chandigarh