Elderly, women protesters refuse to back off
The Hindu
They say they will wind up their year-long agitation only after a written assurance
Even as farmers protesting at the Singhu border heaved a sigh of relief after Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced to repeal the three farm laws early on Friday, the elderly and women protesters said they were determined to hold fort and not step back despite several obstacles they have faced in the way. They said they will continue to protest with renewed energy.
Elderly farmers, who along with several women protesters helmed the protest and were an integral part of it, said they have ignored their age-related ailments throughout the year and survived the Capital’s blistering summers and chilly winters just like any young protester.
Ninety-year-old Bawa, who hails from Moga in Punjab, said nothing else has bothered him other than the three farm laws and what mattered was to see them being repealed. “We don’t have any problems either in the summer or winter...we are here for a reason and it is way too important,” the nonagenarian told The Hindu.