More farmers heading towards Delhi borders from Punjab
More farmers heading towards Delhi borders from Punjab
After briefly appearing to be fizzling out following the Republic Day violence in Delhi, the farmers’ stir against India s new farm laws on Saturday seemed to be reviving with more and more of farmers groups heading to Delhi from various parts of Punjab.
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After briefly appearing to be fizzling out following the Republic Day violence in Delhi, the farmers’ stir against India s new farm laws on Saturday seemed to be reviving with more and more of farmers groups heading to Delhi from various parts of Punjab.
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Farmers take part in a parade to support the farmers protesting at Delhi borders in Bengaluru, January 26, 2021. Photo: PTI/Shailendra Bhojak
By January 16, 2021, 70 farmers had died while participating in protests at the borders of Delhi.
Reporters often ask farmers, especially those who are older, why they continue to risk their lives in this manner. This has been, after all, an exceptionally cold winter in North India, and there are limited medical facilities at the protest sites.
Sanjeev Singh BarianaTribune News ServiceChandigarh, January 19
More than 130 farmers from Punjab have lost their lives during the ongoing farmers’ agitation, said Balbir Singh Rajewal, preside
Farmer leaders have clarified that the tractor rally on January 26 will only take place at the Haryana-Delhi borders and the farmers are not planning to reach the Red Fort to disrupt the Republic Day parade as is being claimed by some.
LUDHIANA: A day after Bhartiya Kisan Union (Rajewal) president Balbir Singh Rajewal courted controversy with his remarks on Nishan Sahib and Nihang Singhs, Ludhiana MP Ravneet Singh Bittu on Wednesday alleged that Rajewal is playing into the hands of the central government and trying to weaken the farmers’ movement.
In a strange request to the youth, who are protesting along with the farmers at the Delhi borders, Bittu asked them to keep a watch on the movements of farmer leaders.
Bittu said, “It is clear that he (Rajewal) has been indoctrinated by some people, in whose hands he is playing. That is the reason he went on to attack his own religion and his people by making absurd comments. Rajewal should explain how a sacred religious symbol like Nishan Sahib poses any threat to anyone. Be it car, bike or tractor, this sacred symbol is used everywhere in Punjab. How can someone make such a statement about it? I am sure that such statements can’t be made by a Punjabi or a Sikh