NEW DELHI: The farmers to Singhu border have started publishing their own fortnight Newspaper called Truck hours, whose first edition came out on Saturday. The issue had three lengthy articles in Gurmukhi, reports, photos, illustrations and a section in Hindi for agitators from other states besides Punjab. The headline on the cover read: “Judaange, ladaange, jeetange! (United, we will fight and win) ”. Another quoted Bhagat Singh: “Inquilaab di talwar vichaaran di saan tey tez hondi ae (The sword of revolution is sharpened on the sharpening stone of ideas).”
Born of a late-night conversation less than a week ago between some artists in a tractor car on the Singhu border, its aim is to ensure that the message from the podium, the latest developments in the talks with the government and other details about the protest they are easily accessible for agitated farmers.
With an estimated three lakh people now gathered in the Borders of Delhi, it has become important for the protester to be all on the same page about the agitation and the government’s response. “There have been times when people have insulted us, even terrorists. That makes us angry because we are here to fight for generations to come. Since we didn’t want wrong news to circulate, we started this newspaper, ”explained Hoshiar Singh, a protester. “This newspaper will not only make the rounds on the Singhu border, but it will cross the borders so that everyone knows what is happening and where.”
The first edition of the Trolley Times was printed in Gurgaon. The cost of printing 2,000 copies amounted to 11,000 rupees. Of these, 1,200 are destined for distribution on the Singhu border and 800 in Tikri. “You will find a copy of the newspaper in every second car and we will increase the number of printed copies,” said Kattar Singh, who has been in Singhu since the first day of the protest on November 27.
Rahul Singh from Chandigarh added: “We have made sure that the newspaper is not only in Gurmukhi but also in Hindi so that more people understand the content. We were pretty quick in deciding the headlines, editing the content, and creating the headline. “While this edition was unable to get input from Ghazipur, where at least 500 people have been protesting, the farmers hope to get a story from that. border point in the next edition.
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