In a traditional Lohri song about a folk hero, echoes of Punjab’s ongoing struggle for a fair deal The rebellion of Dulla Bhatti is a reminder of the region’s long history of agrarian protest – and its fight for justice. Jan 13, 2021 · 06:30 am Farmers burn copies of the recent agricultural reform laws and pictures of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi as they celebrate Lohri festival on the outskirts of Amritsar on January 9. | Narinder Nanu/AFP
Each year on the Punjabi festival of Lohri, peanut shells fly into the bonfire, challenging the biting January cold. “Uddam aa, dalidarr jaa,” elders recite a couplet. “Dalidarr di jarh chulle paa!” Throw the very roots of apathy into the fire, may it be replaced by fiery effort! Youngsters dance to tunes they fancy but not before the customary call-and-response (“hoye!”) folk song about “Dulla Bhatti waala” – the legendary hero who led a rebellion against Mughal emperor Akbar.
National
December 24, 2020
LAHORE: The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Wednesday asked a couple to resolve their property dispute amicably after it was transpired that the husband had forged signatures of his wife to grab 297 Kanal land he had gifted to her earlier.
A three member bench headed by Justice Manzoor Ahmed Malik was hearing the pre-arrest bail petition of Aslam Hayat Qureshi who allegedly forged the signatures of his wife, Lala Rukh Hayat granddaughter of Sir Sikandar Hayat Khan, former prime minister of the British Punjab before the partition. Justice Mansoor Ali Shah and Justice Aminud Din were other members of the bench.
National
December 24, 2020
LAHORE: The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Wednesday asked a couple to resolve their property dispute amicably after it was transpired that the husband had forged signatures of his wife to grab 297 Kanal land he had gifted to her earlier.
A three member bench headed by Justice Manzoor Ahmed Malik was hearing the pre-arrest bail petition of Aslam Hayat Qureshi who allegedly forged the signatures of his wife, Lala Rukh Hayat granddaughter of Sir Sikandar Hayat Khan, former prime minister of the British Punjab before the partition. Justice Mansoor Ali Shah and Justice Aminud Din were other members of the bench.
It was in the Jat Gazette that he wrote: “People describe the farmer as the Lord of Grains (Annadata), but no one sees whether he himself eats or not. It is the biggest wonder of the world that the one who produces remains hungry. I tell the Rajas and Nawabs and all types of governments of Hindustan to not harass the farmer to the extent that he stands up… Other people break the law when they get angry with a government, but when the farmer would get angry, he would not only break the law, he would also break the back of the government.”