Farmers raise concrete huts at Tikri border

Ravinder Saini

Tribune News Service

Jhajjar, March 6

Farmers have started constructing concrete huts along the highway on the Tikri border while presuming a long battle against the three farm laws. They blame the Centre for this step, stating it is forcing them to stay here for a long time by not paying heed towards their demand.

“When the Delhi Police can seal the highway by installing spikes and putting up concrete barricades then why we cannot set up concrete huts along the highway to make a long haul bearable! Not only us, but also several other farmers are gearing up to make concrete huts to beat the summer heat that will grip the region in coming days,” said Ranbir Singh, a farmer from Rohtak.

He maintained that the government was making misleading statements that farmers would go back home to harvest their crops but they had given a clear message to it by initiating construction that they would not return without getting their demand met.

Satbir Singh, another farmer, said the decision to construct huts had to be taken keeping in view the approaching summer season.