A Group Of Seven Women From UP Joined The Farmers Protest With Dhols And Manjiras. We Love Their Spirit
For a while now, farmers from Punjab, Haryana and UP have been protesting the contentious farm laws passed by our government. These new reforms could devastate crop prices and drastically reduce their earnings. Now, while the men are protesting and executing the ‘Delhi Chalo’ movement, a few women from UP have decided to join and stand by them. These women have begun protesting by playing traditional musical instruments and singing songs. How amazing is this?
As the male members of their families, who are farmers, were out there protesting and braving winter nights, these seven women from Charoli village in Uttar Pradesh’s Jewar decided to join them. They arrived at the Chilla border, where the men were camping, carrying traditional musical instruments such as dhol and manjiras.
On Sunday, these seven women protested through songs in their local dialect. They demanded that these farm laws be overturned. These women said that they will not move and continue to sing these songs until the government hears them and scraps the new farm laws. They will also assist in cooking meals for the farmers who have been camping at the Chilla border.
With drum and cymbals, women make a musical protest at Chilla borderhttps://t.co/NjmC3vt6Ji
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One of the women, 75-year-old Veerwat Devi, said, “My husband, two sons and grandsons have been protesting here for the past six days. We thought that they would return after a day or two. But as the government has not accepted the demands of farmers, even after five rounds of meetings, we decided to come here and support our men. There was no point sitting idle at home while the men in our families fight this battle while braving the chill.”
On Sunday, when these brave women reached the Chilla border, their arrival was announced on a loudspeaker. Without wasting any time, the women sat on the road, took out their musical instruments and began singing songs that had been composed by them.
Rajni Devi, who was playing the dhol, said, “This fight is not only of our men — they do not produce crops alone. If we contribute to farming in our villages, why can’t we be a part of the agitation? If the situation demands it, even the younger women and children of our villages will join the protest. We can remain hungry for days and are ready to die here if the government will not scrap the laws.”
This is an amazing way to protest. The women refuse to move until the government listens to their songs and scraps these harmful farm laws. We love their spirit!
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