Day 65

#FarmersProtest

What a come back!

Any call to change status quo, any pushback against injustice of a regime, is a dynamic time-space. A lot can change overnight like we saw at Ghazipur. Let this be a lesson in history for times to come.

I slept 3 am, a bit assured with the night vigil, people out on roads with blankets, it is cold still. People from Haryana and Uttar Pradesh were trickling in. When you talk to these protesters, you learn that many of their earlier protests were ended by television not relaying them. I am so glad that did not happen this time. The television will not dictate our lives.

I woke up 5.30 am to see news pouring in. Thousands upon thousands came on the call of a senior farmer leader. Electricity was restored, tankers brought water, langars were on. The josh was back. This solidarity and our unity has rejuvenated the protests.

Police has started retreating, for now at least.

What this teaches us is there is a great need for vigilance. Even at Singhu and Tikri. There are reports that people evicted from smaller protests sites in Haryana are back at the sites. Langars have started.

The government can no longer use armed force or pliant media against us. It has to talk, it has to repeal bad Farm Laws, it has to legalise MSP.

Thank you Bharat!