Singhu attack: Farmers ask why the police stood back
They arenât scared despite being attacked and constantly threatened, the protesting farmers say. âWe didnât move when the Supreme Court asked us to go back, we wonât move now.â
Aditya Varier
âTwenty women were inside the tent when the stones started raining on us,â Kulwinder Kaur said, recounting the January 29 attack on farmers protesting against the Narendra Modi governmentâs farm laws at Singhu on Delhiâs border. The âladies onlyâ tent was pitched at the entrance to the protest site, and housed 15-20 women.
When the attack happened, Kulwinder recalled, an elderly woman of around 70 was bathing in a curtained corner. âOur volunteers rushed in and saved her,â she said, adding that as the women began running out, another round of stones rained.