A family from Malout along with their neighbours at the Tikri border.
Archit Watts
Tribune News Service
Muktsar, January 22
Some farming families from Muktsar district are going to the ongoing protest at the Tikri border after locking their houses. For instance, Rupinder Kaur from Malout town, along with her husband, two kids and mother, recently spent two nights at Tikri after locking her house.
Rupinder Kaur said, “We all went to the Tikri border to be a part of this historic protest on January 19 and returned on January 21. Our kids are feeling proud after becoming a part of the protest. My 80-year-old mother, who is suffering from multiple diseases and stays with us, also accompanied us. When we reached there in a bus, a youngster volunteering at the bus stop took us to the Khalsa Aid’s night shelter. We did not face any inconvenience; rather it was a homely experience. Everyone there was asking about each other’s well-being.”
Similarly, Lakhwinder Singh said, “I own six kanals in Gurusar Jodha village, but I went to the Tikri border protest along with my family after locking our house. Our neighbours also accompanied us. The entire experience was no less than a pilgrimage.”
Meanwhile, some farmers are sending their tractors for the parade on January 26. Further, there are some people who are going for the second or even third time to the Tikri border protest.
Meeta Singh, an elderly farmer from Gurusar village, who today left for Tikri for the second time, said, “Even though eight farmers from Muktsar district have attained martyrdom while fighting against the three black laws, we are still determined and going there to support the ongoing agitation against the Centre.”