Ravinder Saini
Tribune News Service
Jhajjar, December 14
Protesting farmers from Punjab have started growing vegetables such as coriander, spinach, raddish and cauliflower on the divider of the Rohtak-Delhi highway in Bahadurgarh, sending out a message to the Centre that they are in for a long haul.
They have been camping in the open along the 10-km stretch starting from the Jakhoda bypass in Bahadurgarh to the Tikri border for the past 18 days.
Termendra Sandhu of Sangrur district said, “We were facing shortage of coriander. As the soil on the divider is fertile, we informed our friends in the village to bring vegetable seeds.”
He further said the Modi government was testing farmers’ patience by not accepting their demand for rolling back farm laws. “By growing vegetables, we want to give a message to the Centre that we are not returning anytime sooner. No doubt, people of Haryana have been generous and providing us with vegetables and other food items. But growing vegetable is a form of protest as well.”
Karamjit Singh, another farmer, said they did not damage any plant already grown on the divider. “We tied the already grown plants and made space to sow seeds. It’s our kitchen garden. We irrigate it daily and protect it from stray animals. The vegetables will be ready to consume within 20 to 25 days,” he added.
Taranjeet Singh, another farmer, said: “We are food producers. The Centre should not make a mistake by underestimating us. More vegetables will be grown on the divider.”
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