Chapatti makers, washing machines and solar panels: Technology powering farmers protest at Delhi s Singhu border
Over the days, Good Samaritans, gurdwara committees and NGOs have pooled technological resources to ensure the agitation isn t hampered by the lack of basic amenities.
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Farmers protest against the new farm laws at Singhu border in New Delhi Sunday Dec 13 2020. (Photo | PTI) By PTI
NEW DELHI: It s been over two weeks since thousands of farmers arrived at Delhi s Singhu border to demand a repeal of the Centre s agri reforms.
Over the days, Good Samaritans, gurdwara committees and NGOs have pooled technological resources to ensure the agitation isn t hampered by the lack of basic amenities.
Farmers protest: Cremation of Sikh preacher on Friday
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Thu, Dec 17 2020 12:33 IST |
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Farmers protest: Cremation of Sikh preacher on Friday. Image Source: IANS News
Chandigarh, Dec 17 : The body of Baba Ram Singh, the Sikh priest who committed suicide by shooting self at Singhu border of the national capital on Wednesday in protest against the Centre s farm laws, was kept in Nanaksar Gurdwara in Singhra village in Haryana s Karnal district on Thursday for public homage.
The cremation will be held on Friday.
A large number of his followers, largely from Haryana and Punjab, have started assembling at the gurdwara since early morning. As a preventive step, the police have made special security arrangements there.
A Sikh preacher supporting the farmers agitation against the Centre s agriculture laws allegedly committed suicide near the Singhu border in Delhi on Wednesday, police said. A handwritten note in Punjabi, purportedly left behind by the deceased, says he was unable to bear the pain of farmers . The note is being verified by police. An official of the Sonipat police said they had received a call that Sant Ram Singh (65), who hailed from Karnal, allegedly shot himself. The deceased was rushed to a hospital in Panipat where doctors declared him brought dead. The official said the exact spot where the incident took place is being verified and police are in the process of recording statements of the deceased s family members.
Congress targets government over death of Sikh preacher near Singhu border
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Police had said that they had received a call that Sant Ram Singh (65) had shot himself, and they were trying to verify a handwritten note in Punjabi, purportedly left behind by him, that says he was unable to bear the pain of farmers .
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Congress leader Rahul Gandhi
New Delhi: The Congress on Wednesday targeted the central government after a Sikh preacher, who was supporting the farmers stir against the farm laws, allegedly committed suicide near the Singhu border. Police had said that they had received a call that Sant Ram Singh (65) had shot himself, and they were trying to verify a handwritten note in Punjabi, purportedly left behind by him, that says he was unable to bear the pain of farmers .
It s been over two weeks since thousands of farmers arrived at Delhi s Singhu border to demand a repeal of the Centre s agri reforms. Over the days, Good Samaritans, gurdwara committees and NGOs have pooled technological resources to ensure the agitation isn t hampered by the lack of basic amenities. Gigantic machines that belt out 1,000-1,200 chapattis in an hour, washing machines and solar panels installed on tractor-trolleys for charging mobile phones technology is keeping the protesters camping at this highway-turned-township going. The chapatti-makers ensure timely meals for the protesters and that langar is served smoothly till midnight. This chapatti-making machine is fully automatic, you just have to put the dough inside. It cuts the dough into circles and in no time you get the chapattis.