Beyond Nodeep Kaur's arrest: How farm protests are sparking solidarity between workers and farmers
They fear the laws could shrink employment and raise prices. Feb 17, 2021 · 06:30 am Farmers block a road in Punjab's Bathinda during the nationwide 'chakka jam' demonstration on Saturday, February 6. | PTI For 32-year-old Goldie, a tailor from Sri Muktsar Sahib district in Punjab, the slogan ‘Kisan Mazdoor Ekta’ – farmer-worker unity – rings true. “No one asks me if I am a Dalit,” he said. “Everyone eats together. It is a milestone for us.” Goldie has been camping in Tikri village on the Delhi-Haryana border since November. It is one of the three sit...