Traders, employees too head for Delhi

Tribune News Service

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Ambala, January 25

Not only farmers but also people in private jobs and traders are on their way towards Singhu border to support the agitating farmers and to participate in the tractor march on January 26.

Besides the tractors, a large number of people in cars, SUVs and two-wheelers, largely from Punjab, were seen heading towards Delhi on the Amritsar-Delhi NH-44. They were carrying the Tricolour, banners and flags of farmer unions. However, the number of such vehicles was less than the vehicles seen in the past three days.

Farmers from Ambala and Kurukshetra left for Delhi on Friday and Saturday, respectively.

Gurtej Singh, a businessman from Ludhiana who was on his way with his friends on motorcycles, said, “We are on our way from Ludhiana to support the farmers. We have been seeing that agricultural lands are being grabbed and turned into private colonies. There will be no agricultural land left in the coming years if things keep going like this. We have to support our farmers.”

Sukhvinder Singh of Ludhiana said, “We left home on motorcycles around 11.30 am. I work in the private sector and the sole purpose of going there is to support the farmers. We want to secure the lives of our coming generations and don’t want them to be impacted due to these three black laws. We will do whatever we can do for the farmers.”