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Haryana farmers plan warm send-off to Punjab brethren

Tribune News ServiceHisar, December 10The farmers of Haryana, sitting on dharna at the toll plazas in Hisar and Jind districts, will give a warm send-off to the Punjab farmers on their way back home after nearly a year of their agitation at the Delhi borders near Tikri and Singhu.Reception for jathasWe will give a civic reception to all jathas coming from the Delhi borders at the Mayyar and Landhri toll plazas in Hisar and Khatkar toll plaza and Uchana town in Jind. Shamsher Numberdar, Kisan Sabha Dist ChiefFarmers at the Mayyar toll plaza held a meeting in this regard today. They decided that they would lift their dharna on December 14 after all farmers of Punjab return home. The SKM leader Rakesh Tikait will also address a meeting at the Mayyar toll plaza on December 14.Farmers at the Mayyar toll plaza said they had made arrangements for food for the farmers returning from the Delhi borders. “Every farmer will be served food and there are also be arrangements of rest for them. They will be welcomed by showering flowers on them since they are returning after getting their demands fulfilled,” Numberdar said. A large number of farmers are likely to turn up at the Mayyar toll plaza on their way to Punjab via Hisar, Fatehabad and Sirsa districts.Similarly, farmers in Uchana town of Jind district said they had made preparations for serving jalebis, kheer and snacks to the farmers returning to their homes via Jind district. Azad Singh Palwan, BKU president of Jind district, said they had been standing with the Punjab farmers shoulder to shoulder since November 26, 2020, when the latter started entering Haryana.“We are thankful to all farmers of Haryana and Punjab for making the agitation a success. The farmers from both states deserve laurels for their struggle, contribution and sacrifice,” he said.

The Tribune

2021-12-11