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Protesting farmers start informal school for slum kids
Protesting farmers start informal school for slum kids
Last Updated: Thu, Dec 17th, 2020, 09:29:32hrs
New Delhi: A group of farmers from Punjab s Anandpur Sahib has started an informal school in a makeshift tent for local slum children at the Singhu border.
Pioneered by writer Bir Singh and advocate Dinesh Chaddha, the temporary school that started on Monday is part of the multiple sewa practices being offered at the protest site, where thousands of farmers have been demonstrating against three new farm laws for over two weeks now.
With several rounds of talks with the government ending in stalemate, the protesters have found new ways to help each other and those living around the protest site, be it community kitchens, medical services, libraries, or this temporary school.
Farmers have been protesting at Delhi borders against the Centre s farm bills. (File)
New Delhi:
A group of farmers from Punjab s Anandpur Sahib has started an informal school in a makeshift tent for local slum children at the Singhu border.
Pioneered by writer Bir Singh and advocate Dinesh Chaddha, the temporary school that started on Monday is part of the multiple
sewa practices being offered at the protest site, where thousands of farmers have been demonstrating against three new farm laws for over two weeks now.
With several rounds of talks with the government ending in stalemate, the protesters have found new ways to help each other and those living around the protest site, be it community kitchens, medical services, libraries, or this temporary school.
The unions, however, are demanding complete roll back of the central laws.
Last week, the Centre had sent a proposal to these unions, stating that it would give a written assurance that the MSP system will remain and also redress their other key concerns.
In the open letter, Tomar highlighted that the government in the last six years has taken various measures to boost farmers income and make the agriculture sector profitable, including cash transfers under the PM-KISAN scheme and Rs 1 lakh crore agri-infrastructure fund.
Stating that about 80 per cent of Indian farmers are small with landholdings of 1-2 acres, Tomar said these three laws will benefit them as it gives them freedom to sell their produce outside the APMC mandis.