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Behind Bhagat Singh chants at farmersâ protest, a century-old Left tradition in Punjab
While the Left might look irrelevant in Punjabâs electoral politics today, the state has had a long Left tradition. Its genesis can be traced to the Ghadar movement.
Chitleen K Sethi 29 January, 2021 12:11 pm IST Text Size:
Chandigarh: âBhagat Singh
teri soch te⦠pehra diyaange thok ke⦠(Bhagat Singh, we will bravely guard your legacy)â.
Nearly 100 years after freedom fighter Bhagat Singhâs execution in 1931, chants invoking his name and legacy resonated during the farmersâ agitation in Delhi.
So, what is this Bhagat Singh connection to the Punjab farmersâ protest against the Modi governmentâs three farm laws? For one, this movement reminds political observers of the â
Farmers Counter Vilification Campaigns, Decide to Intensify Protests Counter campaign cuts into propaganda against farmers
All the attempts to vilify and brand the ongoing farmers’ movement as Khalistani and anti-national have failed because of a strong counter campaign.
Day after day the propaganda has sought to label the farmers as Khalistanis,to anti nationals, Naxalites, Maoists and those supported by Pakistan and China. But it has found few takers.
“People themselves are coming out to counter such narratives as they have seen through the campaign of the right wing and how the accusations have shifted. In addition to this we have been distributing booklets and pamphlets explaining what this whole agitation is all about and what the farmers are seeking. The government stands exposed for its attempts to malign the peaceful movement,” All India Kisan Sabha (AIKS) leader Vijoo Krishnan said in response to a query by The Citizen.
Chandigarh, December 25
Amid the stalemate, farmers in Punjab on Friday stepped up their agitation, not allowing BJP leaders to hold functions in memory of Atal Bihari Vajpayee on his birth anniversary. In Jalandhar, Bharti Kisan Union (Rajewal) activists held a protest outside the residence of former Cabinet Minister Manoranjan Kalia. Several farmers received minor injuries as they tried to breach the police barricade outside Kalia’s house.
In Bathinda, farmers disrupted a function at Amrik Singh road, forcing the BJP workers to flee. A video of the incident went viral on the social media.
Farmers held a protest outside a hotel in Muktsar where a BJP function was underway. Sources said the BJP activists escaped from a back door of the hotel under police protection. Farmers led by the Krantikari Kisan Union picketed outside the residence of the Patiala district president of the BJP. While in Malout the farmers closed the gate of a hall where a BJP function was being held, a huge
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