People from all walks of life reach Tikri for parade

Tribune News Service

Jhajjar, January 25

The agitation against the three farm laws has developed into a mass movement today. Besides farmers, retired Army personnel, teachers, students, migrant workers and those working in the private job, too, reached the Tikri border on Monday to join the Republic Day tractor parade.

They say the three agriculture laws would not only affect farmers, but also the common man.

“I along with other ex-servicemen have come here to participate in the parade and make it a success. It is a historic moment for all of us. While in service, we served at the border to protect the nation, and now we stand firmly with the protesting farmers,” says Hardev Singh from Ludhiana.

Dharmendra Singh, a school teacher from Moga, has taken a two-day leave to join the parade. “Though I am a teacher, my forefathers were associated with farming and hence I can feel their pain. I and my colleagues fully support the agitation,” he added.

Sagdeed Singh, a farm labourer from Punjab, said he could not stop himself from coming here. “I have come here to become the voice of farmers,” he adds.

Hardev Singh, a construction contractor from Moga, says it is not only the battle of farmers, but people from all walks of life are involved in it.

Meanwhile, thousands of people from Punjab reached Bahadurgarh in tractor-trailers and buses in the last 24 hours. The Tikri-Jakhoda bypass in Bahadurgarh remained jam-acked with vehicles.

Farmer leaders at the Tikri border have trained nearly 2,000 volunteers to manage the parade.