More women reach Delhi border
Tribune News Service
Hisar, June 13
Women activists from rural areas in Jind district today left for the Delhi borders, where farmers have been protesting against the three new agricultural laws for the past seven months.
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About 300 women gathered at the toll plaza in Khatkar village on the Jind-Patiala highway before leaving for the Tikri, Ghazipur and Dhansa borders. They were joined by “jathas” of women farmers from Punjab. They reached the protest sites in the evening.
Women leaders say there is need to increase the participation of women at the dharnas as their strength has dwindled in view of harvesting of rabi crop and sowing of kharif crops.
Rajpati of Khatkar village said she wanted to have an audience with Prime Minister Narendra Modi for a quick resolution of the stalemate. “We voted for him and made him the Prime Minister. I urge him to listen to our concerns. I am sure he will agree with farmers if he listens to us once,” she said.
Sikkim Devi Nain, Jind BKU president, said: “These days, farmers have a lean period in the fields. So, they can devote time to the agitation. Women have decided to join them to give a further boost to the agitation. The Centre tries to set off speculations about the future of the agitation as soon as the strength at the Delhi dharna starts dwindling, but it should not be forgotten that the agitation is going strong.”
Satbir Pahlawan, pradhan of the Khera khap, said enthused women activists were an indication that the morale of farmers was still high.
“Farmers are determined to get the three farm laws repealed. The participation of women has been spontaneous. Their enthusiasm strengthens our determination,” Pahlawan stated.
Sharda Devi from Jind’s Dariyawala village said she and many from her village would stay at the Delhi borders for a few months. “Women have been into divided three ‘jathas’ and they will camp at Tikri, Ghazipur and Dhansa borders.”
