Farm stir will get an aam aadmi push: Doctors, attorneys, writers…

Ahead of farmers’ Republic Day tractor parade, there’s a large outpouring of help with hundreds of youth from Har variety of medical doctors, attorneys and writers from Punjab’s Ludhiana coming ahead Monday to throw their weight behind the protesting agriculturists.
As a consequence, the nationwide highways resulting in Delhi had been choked by the autos transferring to participate within the parade. Till late into the evening, there was a heavy rush of autos — tractors, bikes, jeeps, vehicles, buses and automobiles — on the National Highway-44.
Quite a few youths — on bikes and in tractor-trolleys and vehicles sporting Tricolour and flags of unions — headed to Delhi, dancing and elevating slogans in opposition to Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
“We had been looking after our agricultural fields while our elders had been camping at Delhi borders for the past two months. Now we too are going to support them,” mentioned Tarwinder Singh, 26, resident of Changera village of Punjab’s Patiala district. Tarwinder, who’s pursuing commencement from a non-public college, was one amongst 13 youths in a tractor-trolley. “Even we don’t know when we will return.”
Another youth, Ranjot Singh, mentioned, “With three farm laws, the corporates are eying our land. This land was given to us by our ancestors. It is everything for us, not a business.” Ranjot, 21, is pursuing MBA diploma by a correspondence programme from a technical college in Punjab.
The complete 178-km stretch of the nationwide freeway from Ambala to Kundli border of Delhi appeared full of colors, with cultural programmes being held on roadsides to energise the farmers. There had been langars of tea, snacks and meals at each 5 km on the nationwide freeway.
Ambala BKU president Malkit Singh mentioned, “I have been working for the BKU for the past 20 years but hadn’t seen such enthusiasm for an agitation. It has become a mass movement now with every section of society coming out to support farmers.”
Harjinder Singh, a former sarpanch from Piruwala village of Haryana’s Yamunanagar district, mentioned, “All farmers are against three farm laws. I fail to understand why the government is sticking to these laws.”
“This is not a fight of only farmers because rates of wheat flour will rise five times after implementation of these laws,” mentioned Prince Sharma, a youth from Piruwala village. Roopinder Singh from Rajpura city of Punjab mentioned, “There is no doubt that the prices of food items will rise after amendments in Essential Commodities Act. I work for a private firm but going to support the farmers.”
There was a heavy rush of tractors on National Highway-9 too which connects Delhi to Hisar.
In Ludhiana, six ambulances and 4 personal autos began for Tikri and Singhu borders together with a staff of 40 medical professionals, together with eight specialist medical doctors. The staff is transferring beneath the banner of Indian Doctors for Peace and Development (IDPD). Dr Arun Mitra, ENT specialist from Ludhiana who was main this convoy, mentioned, “We are going to be part of the Kisan Republic Day tractor parade so that we can provide medical aid to farmers in case they need it. Our ambulances are fully equipped and we will be part of the parade in ambulances. Already, we have organised seven medical camps at Singhu and Tikri borders since November 26.”
Dr GS Grewal, a doctor, mentioned, “A number of doctors are helping farmers. Everyone is with farmers.”
Dr Sukhdev Singh Sirsa, normal secretary of Kendri Punjabi Lekhak Sabha in addition to Progressive Writers Association, mentioned, “Already more than 150 members of ours are at Singhu and Tikri borders. I too will be part of the tractor parade on Tuesday. It will be a historic parade. I hope the government wakes up now.”
“People from all walks of life are coming in this parade,” mentioned advocate Gurnish Singh Manshahia who has been at Tikri border since Saturday alongside along with his spouse, mom and a five-year-old son. Along with him are advocates Gurjit Singh Jhanduke and Prithipal Singh SIdhu accompanied by their households.
Gurlabh Singh, from Mansa Bar Association, mentioned, “These advocates went on behalf of Mansa Bar Association. We took out a motorcycle rally in support of farmers in Mansa city Monday afternoon.”
Dr Arvinder Kaur Kakra, a Punjabi poetess, is already in Delhi and so are writers Kuldeep Singh Deep, who hails from Patiala, Bhupinder Sandhu and Ramesh Yadav from Amritsar. Dr Sirsa mentioned, “A number of writers are from rural backgrounds. A number of them have been writing on rural distress on a regular basis. Therefore, we all feel the pain of farmers.”
Gurpreet Singh, a Bathinda-based artist, had been to Singhu and Tikri borders twice.Women from Istri Jagriti Manch already went to Singhu on Saturday whereas just a few of the farm ladies leaders will likely be main the parade driving the tractors. “Jan aandolans give a message to the governments that people have the right to protest and they can demand their rights. Governments can face stiff protests despite the fact that they have full majority in the House,” mentioned Vikram Dev Singh, president of Democratic Teachers Front.
“Over 500 teachers of Punjab under the banner of DTF have come to be part of this parade, including female teachers as well.”