Bilkis Dadi was detained by Delhi Police at Singhu border
On Tuesday Shaheen Bagh activist Bilkis Dadi who managed to reach the Singhu border to join the farmer’s protest, was later detained by the Delhi Police. Before joining the protest Bilkish Dadi said “We are daughters of farmers, we will go to support farmers’ protest today. We will raise our voice; the government should listen to us.”
Despite her age ‘Dadi of Shaheen Bagh’ Bilkis gained immense popularity and also was one of the prominent faces of the protest. She was among those women who sat all day and night at Shaheen Bagh. She was also featured in the Time's list of 100 most influential people's list.
The protesting farmers were also joined by Bhim Army chief Chandreshekhar at the Delhi-Ghazipur border along with supporters and demanded the withdrawal of the center’s new farm laws introduced in the month of September.
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