Nation-wide support to ‘Kisan Andolan’.

Almonds from USA, milk from Haryana and Zarda from Punjab

California-based Tut brothers namely- Surjit Singh Tut, Pritam Singh Tut, Ranjit Singh Tut and Amarjit Singh Tut have already dispatched 20 quintals of almonds for the protestors. Even from thousands miles away, brothers who hail from Paragpur village in Jalandhar are working to send almonds for the farmers protesting at the Delhi borders.

Galaxy Brar, a farmer from Lakhian village in Rajasthan’s Sri Ganganagar district says, “Abhi nahi toh kabhi nahi”. He has created a corpus fund to fuel up the tractors of farmers who cannot afford diesel. Donations from landlords, NRI’s and even BJP leaders who are not able to support farmer’s protest “openly” helped to create fund that further helped the farmers. More than 40 tractors with fuel tank capacity ranging from 45-65 litres have been filled of Rs. 4,000 per vehicle. 

The residents collected about 50 litres of milk within an hour from Phulan village of Haryana’s Fatehabad district in the morning, which was sent to the Kundli Border where farmers are protesting. “Around 35 villages of Ratia collected from more than 2,000 litres of milk on a daily basis, is sent via center till Kundli border every day,” said Dharampal Mela who is a committee member of Phulan.

Some big farmers are sending carrots by quintals while some farmers from Sri Ganganagar are supplying fruits free of cost. Ludhiana based industrialists sent a part of medicine stock twice. A free langar of Zarda is organised by the Muslim Federation of Punjab.

Mubeen Farooqi, president of the Muslim Federation of Punjab said, “We braved water cannons, tear gas shells to reach the spot. However, on day 1, when there was total chaos, our friends from Sonipat had sent us fruits which were distributed among people as langer cooking was not possible from day 1. Now we are making Zarda and this langar is being liked by all. Rather people from outside slums who are not even part o dharna come to eat. Langar is for everyone. So far over 40 quintals of rice has been used.”