Farmer Karamjit Singh has fitted the body of a bus on the trolley to create resting space for fellow farmers and carry essential items
LUDHIANA: A tractor attached with body of a bus has become a major attraction on the road to Delhi as many people in Machhiwara and Samrala were surprised to see such a modification. Its owner farmer Karamjit Singh of Vajidpur in Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar district along with his acquaintances was on the way to Singhu border to join the farmers’ tractor rally on Republic Day. This modified tractor was part of a convoy of around 200 tractors of Doaba Kisan Union that evoked curiosity of passersby as it crossed Machhiwara and nearby villages around noon on Saturday.
2096 Farmers of various unions pay tributes to the 24 farmers who died during the course of the farmersâ protests, in front of the DC office in Jalandhar on Sunday . Photo: Sarabjit Singh
Aparna Banerji
Jalandhar, December 20
Farmers’ unions and residents across the region observed ‘Shradhanjali Diwas’ to mark the sacrifices of the 24 men, who lost lives in the course of farmers’ protests, here on Sunday.
Huge flex boards of the 24 persons who died during the farm protests at Delhi border were put up at all sites in the district, where demonstrations were held.
Events were held at the DC office Jalandhar, Sanghowal Toll Plaza (Mehatpur), Kartarpur, Phillaur, Nakodar among a number of other villages. While a number of kisan unions gathered outside the DC office on the ‘Shradhanjali Diwas’, farmers, while condemning tax raids on arhtiyas, sought the withdrawal of ordinances from the Centre to prevent the loss of lives.