Jagar Singh, 75, plays a one-stringed instrument but knows that the protesting farmers’ demands have many strands.

The resident of Patiala, Punjab, had visited the protest site at Singhu on Delhi’s border three times in the past one year to sing to his ektara and boost the farmers’ morale.

On Saturday, he arrived a fourth time with his songs of victory to motivate the protesters to continue their struggle till all their grievances had been addressed.

“We have won half the battle but there is still some time left before we can return home triumphant,” Jagar said.

“We want the government to bring in legislation to guarantee a minimum support price (for every farm product).”

Jagar said he had camped at the Singhu border for a week during each of his past three visits.

“Playing the ektara is my hobby and over the past few years, I have gradually started singing as well. This is the fourth time I have come…. I have family responsibilities back home,” he said.

Jagar added that he had performed on the main stage at the Singhu protest site.

Chad Singh, 70, a Patiala resident, said the protesters had achieved one demand but “there are others which have to be accepted by the government”.

“The government should also compensate the families of the protesters who died here and give jobs to their relatives. The farmers have spent a lot of money on the protest; the government should waive the loans of all farmers,” Chad said.

Malkit Singh, 58, a resident of Ropar, Punjab, said a nagar kirtan had been organised at Singhu on Sunday morning. “It was started from the main stage; we did sewa in the kirtan and sweets were distributed during the procession,” he said.

“We want Prime Minister Narendra Modi to fulfil our other demands too so that we can go back home.”