Now, farmer in Ambala destroys crop

Ambala, February 23

A farmer destroyed his wheat crop spread over half an acre in the district’s Manakpur village today in protest against the three farm laws.

He intended to destroy his entire seven-acre crop, but district BKU (Charuni) vice-president Gulab Singh intervened and prevented him from doing so.

The farmer, Gurpreet Singh, said: “BKU leader Rakesh Tikait had asked farmers to destroy their crops in protest against the laws. We raise crops like our children. I will not take the remaining crop to the grain market. I will donate it instead.”

The BKU leader who also belongs to Manakpur village, said: “If any farmer has decided against selling their crop, he could donate it to the poor.” — TNS