Farmers Movement Archive

‘Leading from front our moral responsibility’

For the past over 45 days, I am visiting around 15 villages every day to ensure that nobody sleeps on an empty stomach in my constituency. I have been ensuring delivery of groceries, cooked food, masks, sanitisers and medicines to residents of the constituency. Amid all hustle-bustle, I am trying to take out time to attend to my patients.Over two months ago, when people in the country were not much aware of coronavirus, I, being a medical professional, understood the gravity of the situation and challenges coming ahead. An awareness campaign, 'Duron Namaste' was started to urge people to avoid handshakes and promote use of masks, etc, in the first week of March. A 'Corona Task Force' (CTF), with over 500 dedicated volunteers, was formed which spreads awareness, distribute food and grocery among needy and help the administration in effectively imposing curfew and contact tracing. There is only one positive case in the constituency so far. Every day, around 2,500 cooked food packets are being distributed with the help of NGOs and religious bodies.Now, as wheat procurement is on in mandis, my unique campaign 'Mandi ch Manji' ensures to provide farmers health service, medicines, ambulances, fire service, drinking water and passes for procurement in a hassle-free manner. To ease out their stay in mandis, we provided them traditional chairs, hand-held fans, etc. Sanitising machines are also installed.It's the moral responsibility of public representatives to lead from the front, making people aware and standing by them.(As told to Sanjiv Bakshi)

The Tribune

2020-05-12