Waterlogged tents, soaked firewood and blankets, and cold conditions farmers camping at Delhi borders in protest against new farm laws had a difficult morning on Sunday due to overnight rains. The continuous downpour led to waterlogging at agitation venues and waterproof tents did not help much, according to protesters. Farmer leader Abhimanyu Kohar, who is a member of the Sankyukt Kisan Morcha, said farmers have waterproof tents but they cannot protect them from biting cold and waterlogging. The situation is very bad at protest sites due to rain which has caused waterlogging. There is so much cold after the rains, but the government is not able to see our misery, he said.
Waterlogged tents, soaked blankets: Protesting farmers brave cold conditions, downpour
Farmers take shelter in a temporary camp amid rain during their ongoing protest against the three farm laws at Gazipur border, in Delhi on Sunday. (ANI Photo)
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. Updated: 03 Jan 2021, 07:36 PM IST PTI
The situation is very bad at protest sites due to rain which has caused waterlogging. There is so much cold after the rains, but the government is not able to see our misery, Sankyukt Kisan Morcha leader Abhimanyu Kohar said
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NEW DELHI :
Waterlogged tents, soaked firewood and blankets, and cold conditions farmers camping at Delhi borders in protest against new farm laws had a difficult morning on Sunday due to overnight rains.
Ravinder Saini
Rewari, January 3
A clash between protesting farmers camping on the Delhi-Jaipur highway near Bhudla-Sangwari village for the past three days and police was witnessed on Sunday when the former reached Masani barrage near Dharuhera town after covering 4 km from their previous halt.
The police lobbed teargas shells to stop farmers. A tractor caught fire during the clash but the blaze was doused by farmers. The protesters were adamant on going ahead while the police had blocked the service lane. The farmers were trying to remove the blockade till the filing of this report.
Sources said many farmers from the Tikri border today joined the camp of another group of farmers at Bhudla-Sangwari village and decided to go ahead. In the evening, they removed police barricades near their camp and moved ahead. The police resisted them initially, but let them go later. The protesters were, thereafter, stopped at Masani barrage as police used teargas shells, sources added.
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Sukhmeet Bhasin
Bathinda, December 25
Several villages across Punjab are cooking and sending wholesome food every day for the protesting farmers at the Delhi border. Amid dropping temperatures, desi ghee and khoya pinnis are keeping the protesters warm at Delhi.
Residents of Naruana village have prepared 10 quintals of khoya pinni for the protesting farmers. Even, the womenfolk are ensuring men and children, who are away from homes, get their daily quota of pinni to keep them warm as they spend day and night in the open.
One pinni with hot milk is believed to keep a person healthy and warm amid the dropping temperatures. “A large number of elderly people are part of the protest and the pinnis are specifically prepared keeping their health in mind,” said farmer leader Harpreet Singh.
Ludhiana: A 31-year-old resident of Jangpur village, Mullanpur Dakha, was killed and his friend injured after a stray bull hit their motorcycle in Dhanaula, Barnala, around 8am on Tuesday.
Deceased Harminder Singh was driving the motorcycle and his friend, Gurjeet Singh, also of Jangpur, was riding pillion. They were on way home from Tikri border, Delhi, when the accident took place.
Gurjeet said, “Our village had collected firewood for farmers protesting at Delhi borders. On a bike, Harminder and I escorted the truck loaded with firewood to Tikri border four days ago. The truck returned the next day to bring people to Tikri border. On Tuesday, we left for our village on Harminder’s bike.”