Jalandhar: Farmers return home to a hero's welcome
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Jalandhar: Farmers return home to a hero's welcome
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Jalandhar, December 12Garlands of flowers and showers of petals welcomed farmers as they returned from protest sites on Delhi borders after staying there for over a year. They got a hero’s welcome upon their return today as their grit and determination ensured the repeal of the farm laws and also won them ‘guaranteed’ MSP.Flowers were showered on jubilant farmers and labourers on their way home. Villagers, shopkeepers, residents congratulated them on their victory. A huge convoy of farmers returned via. Phillaur, Goraya, Lamma Pind, Surya Enclave and the Dhannowali village in Jalandhar. Residents were seen dancing with farmers in joy while passing through the city and villages.While continued return of morchas will take place via. the national highway across Doaba for the coming days, huge cavalcades of the Fateh Morcha will also be returning back to Jalandhar tomorrow after paying obeisance at the Darbar Sahib. Expressing happiness, a resident Najar Singh said, “Me and my family have been going to the Singhu morcha off and on. This time we stood on the street to welcome them back. I am happy that farmers have returned with their demands met. We are celebrating their return and the way they have upheld democracy. Its a very joyous occasion for us.”
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The Tribune
Date
2021-12-13