Ground Report: 'Those Who Died Are Martyrs, We're Not Scared', Say Families of Those in Protest

There is an uprising in Punjab. People in the state are acutely aware that they are at the epicentre of the ongoing farmers’ stir. They know that all eyes – domestic and international – are on the farmers’ movement.

Many in the cadre are enjoying this attention. Elaborate discussions on Twitter spats between celebrities, minute by minute updates on the table-talks, and the media coverage of their movement are taking place in almost every household.

The micro-level management of the cadre by farmers’ unions has ensured that wedding ceremonies, farm-work and other essential engagements of people are done without too much trouble. In addition, Reliance petrol pumps, Reliance marts, toll plazas, and Adani’s cold storages continue to be under the siege of farmers.

As schools remain shut because of the coronavirus outbreak, kids – now with a lot of time and energy with them, are widely thinking and talking about the morcha. “Bachey bachey nu pata ki horeya hai (Every child knows what’s happening),” Paramjeet Kaur of BKU-Ugrahan told The Wire at Baras village.

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