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As âTrolley Timesâ Captures Imaginations, Punjab Remembers Historic Newspapers of Protest
From 1907âs struggle against British land revenue rates, to 202-21âs agitation against the new farm laws, at least five newspapers were launched to provide platforms for those fighting for their rights.Â
A group of protesters read the Trolley Times at Singhu border. Photo: Kusum Arora
Rights13/Jan/2021
Jalandhar: Nearly a century ago, when desperate farmers and labourers in Punjab agitated for their rights in British-ruled India, they found a platform in a newspaper called
Kirti (Labourer). This newspaper not only led to the formation of the Kirti Kisan Party but also caught the attention of the national and foreign press. In its February 11, 1928, edition,