To mobilise support for farmers, 29-year-old man from Jhajjar district on cycle expedition from Kashmir to Kanyakumari
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To mobilise support for farmers, 29-year-old man from Jhajjar district on cycle expedition from Kashmir to Kanyakumari
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Tribune News ServiceRohtak, July 28To mobilise support for the country’s youth for protesting farmers, 29-year-old Deepak, a farmer from Jhajjar district, is on a cycle yatra from Kashmir to Kanyakumari.“I started my journey from the Tikri border on July 23 and plan to complete it within three months. I cover a distance of 100-125 km every day,” Deepak, who reached Bathinda in Punjab today, told The Tribune over phone.DeepakYouth can take agitation forwardI have been supporting and participating the farmers’ agitation. The country’s youth can play a pivotal role in taking the agitation further. Hence, I started the cycle yatra, which is being funded by my friends.Deepak recently completed his M Phil in political science from Maharshi Dayanand University (MDU), Rohtak, and cleared the UGC National Eligibility Test (NET).“I have been supporting and participating in the farmers’ agitation. The country’s youth can play a pivotal role in taking the agitation further. Hence, I started the cycle yatra, which is being funded by my friends,” said Deepak.He is currently on his way to Amritsar, from where he will head towards Jammu and Kashmir via Gurdaspur and Pathankot.He plans to cycle down to Kanyakumari and then pedal back to Delhi to join the farmers’ agitation at the Tikri border.
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The Tribune
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2021-07-29