December 2, 2020 2:15:25 am
Students from Panjab University in Singhu, Tuesday.
To support the farmers in their protest against the three agricultural laws, different groups of students, as well as people from Delhi and Punjab, have joined the protesters at the Singhu border. On Tuesday, the air was filled with Bhagat Singh’s slogans and songs as thousands of people gathered at the scene.
Sitting on the road and making signs that read “Haqq ki ladai” and “Kisan Majdoor Chattra – ek saath” was a group of students from the University of Delhi.
One of them, Mudita, sang a song near the stage – “Ae Bhagat Singh tu zinda hai do ek lahu ke katrey mein, do ek lahu ke katre mei inquilaab ke naare mein” – while the farmers sat on a mat and listened. “We are here to help farmers in their fight. I don’t want this protest to have the same fate as the protests against the CAA in Delhi last year, ”he said.
Bilkis Dadi, an octogenarian who participated in the anti-CAA and NRC protests in Shaheen Bagh, also visited the Singhu border with some locals. He told reporters: “I am here to support farmers. I want the government to withdraw the new laws … I am also the daughter of a farmer … “
The police, however, removed Bilkis from the site. DCP (Outer north) Gaurav Sharma said: “She is an elderly person and due to the pandemic, we stopped her at the Singhu border and asked her to return for her own safety. To avoid any inconvenience to her, a police team dropped her off at her home in southeast Delhi. “
Members of the Nihang Singh community also came from Punjab. Sikander Singh (27), a community member, said: “We don’t have a home and we help people from all over the country. Although we don’t know much about agriculture, we want to help our brothers in Punjab and Haryana. Singh stood up with 10 other people from his community and shouted slogans for “kisan ekta”.
Another group of students played drums near the stage, while students from Panjab University held signs and walked around the border to speak with protesters. Gurinder Brar, a student, said: “We have left our studies to help farmers. We want them to get MSP for their products. I have relatives who are suffering from the privatization of the agricultural sector and who have been protesting against the laws for a month ”.
Together with the students, Shivam (26), who works in a shareholders’ corporation in Chandigarh, has taken a month’s leave. “I am from Abhora in Punjab and I know the situation of the farmers. My father is also one. I came here to support our livelihood, ”he said.
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