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Delhi students join protesting farmers at Singhu border

Youngsters gather in support to create awareness on wide range of issues

Our Bureau, Agencies New Delhi Published 01.12.20, 09:43 PM
Student leaders in solidarity with farmers at the Tikri border on Sunday.

Student leaders in solidarity with farmers at the Tikri border on Sunday. Twitter/ @AISA_tweets

Protesting farmers found support in Delhi students, who put up posters at the Singhu border on Tuesday to highlight the plight of the peasants across the country, and create awareness on a wide range of issues.

Ravinder Singh, a 22-year-old student of Law Faculty at Delhi University, said the students want to create awareness about several issues that the country is suffering from.

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"We have many issues concerning the farmers, women, students, labourers among others. We need to address them all. We are making posters in various languages like English, Hindi, Urdu and Punjabi so that the people can read and understand what we are talking about," he said.

Earlier, students from several universities gathered at the Singhu border to sing songs highlighting the farmers’ issues and their condition.

Rajveer Kaur, a student of Punjabi Department at Delhi University, said people were given sheets and colours to make posters in support of the farmers.

"Apart from the students, many others have extended their support and shown interest in making posters. They were welcomed and given sheets and colours to make the posters," she said.

Another student from the Delhi University, Sangeeta, spoke on the different sets of issues that women face and said they should also take part in the protest and lead from the front.

"There are more women at Tikri border, but they are primarily doing cooking. We have made posters highlighting the same. There should be active participation of women in the protest," she said.

The posters were displayed on a wire tide on a truck later in the evening.

Thousands of farmers have stayed put at various border points of Delhi in protest against the Centre's new agriculture reform laws.

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