April 15, 2021
Farmers sitting in protest against the farm laws at the Singhu border, in New Delhi - Sushil Kumar Verma
Farmers sitting in protest against the farm laws at the Singhu border, in New Delhi - Sushil Kumar Verma×
‘If the government wants to adopt a humanitarian approach, they should provide free vaccination in Tikri, Singhu’ Even as Delhi is facing an extraordinary surge in Covid-19 cases, farmers protesting at the Singhu and Tikri borders say they follow stringent social distancing norms, have set up vaccination facilities at the protest sites and are urging governments in Haryana and Punjab to initiate vaccine drives.
Cardiologist Swaiman Singh came from the US to volunteer for medical aid at the farmers’ protest right when it began. Nothing had prepared him for the scaremongering and police highhandedness he experienced while treating patients, including policemen, during the tractor rally on Republic Day.
He doesn’t understand why he and his team of medical personnel got beaten up by the police ironically, they spent several hours treating injured cops why he saw no government ambulances despite the size of the event, or why some people spread rumours of violence and confusion about the routes through the day, aggravating matters.