"Women Farmer’s Day" celebrated at Singhu border

Sonepat, February 8

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Thousands of women farmers celebrated the International Women’s Day as “Mahila Kisan Diwas” (Women Farmer’s Day) at the Singhu border. They held a protest march and expressed anger against the Centre for not having repealed the three contentious farm laws.

Women leaders managed the stage and shared their experiences of struggle. Haryanavi women presented cultural programmes to mark the occasion.

Scores of women from various parts of the country reached Singhu on Sunday evening, while groups of women in tractors, cars, jeeps, buses, tempos and trains reached the protest site later waving flags of farmers’ and labourers’ organisations.

Kavita Kuruganti, a member of the Samyukt Kisan Morcha, said: “Women made all arrangements related to the morcha today.”

At the Singhu border, women farmers challenged the Modi government and said they were getting stronger by the day.

“The government feels that the agitation would run out of steam with time, but the spirits of the farmers are high,” one of the protesters said. — TNS