Women on hunger strike at Tikri: A widow, an NREGA worker, a marginal farmer protesting Gurmeet Kaur, 60, whose husband died by suicide about 20 years ago, has less than an acre of land for farming purposes. "I am almost landless. I can feel the pain of lakhs of farmers. Hence, I am here to stay hungry for them," she says. December 25, 2020 9:57:43 am Women farmers sit on day-long hunger strike at Tikri border on Thursday. (Express Photo) Following the call of Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM) Thursday, five women farmers of Punjab sat on a 12-hour hunger strike at Tikri border under the banner of Bharti Kisan Union (Ugrahan). Even in Punjab, 10 women sat on hunger strike in Mehal Kalan constituency of Barnala district under the banner of BKU (Dakaunda).