Sangrur With eight months of farmers sitting on dharna at the Delhi border not getting the results they wanted, grain farmers have now decided to prepare for the long haul. Even as the Union Bharti Kisan (Ekta Ugrahan) faction announced a rally in Moga, Bathinda and Sangrur districts on August 15 against black farmers and entrepreneurs, the peasant women were busy collecting dry rations for the six next months.
More than 100 women, aged 40 to 70, wearing saffron caps are dispersed in the villages of the district to harvest pulses, sugar, flour, cooking oil, rice, vegetables. onions and other staples for the bustle of Delhi. The farmer accompanied them in the tram. These volunteer collectors are also urging others in the village to join in their protest against anti-smuggling laws.
Ranjit Kaur, 62, head of the BKU Ugrahan village unit in Gharachon, said: “We have already done this. Food rations will be used at protest sites. We have spent the winters at the Delhi border and the farmers will continue this work throughout the seasons if necessary. The unrest will continue until Modi does not repeal the black laws, ”she added.
Harwinder Kaur, 48, says: “Political leaders are fighting for power and we realize that we are just votes for them. Now we are fighting to save the agricultural industry.
Manjit Singh Gharachon, a senior official at BKU Ugrahan, said: “Dharna has been around since November 26, 2020. Political parties make false promises to attract voters with candidacies for free power but everyone is joining hands for opposing anti-farmers. BJP government policies. Women and the working class move towards the Delhi border. The government cannot deflect our agitation, ”he added.