24x7 langar of ‘kheer’, biscuits, tea en route to Singhu border

Nitish Sharma

Tribune News Service

Kurukshetra, January 8

As farmers continue to traverse the National Highway-44 on their way to the Singhu border, several volunteers and farmers have come forward to ensure that no commuter cross the district without food and water. They have set up langar en route the Singhu border.

One such langar is being run by volunteers of the Virsa Sambhal Sewa Society near Shahabad. It’s been 10 days that they are serving langar, day and night.

Nishan Singh, a volunteer, said: “Langar is for anyone, be it farmers or commuters. We serve them ‘kadi chawal’, tea, biscuits, ‘bread pakoras’ and water. The ‘sewa’ was started after collecting donation from four villages. Now, people from all sections of society are coming forward to help us in our endevour.”

He further said, “The daily expense on the langar is around Rs 35,000 to Rs 40,000. Besides local support, we have received support from friends living in Canada, the US and Europe.” The sewa begins at 7 am and continue till late in the night.

Another volunteer Hardeep Singh said, “It gets very cold at night, but three cooks and as many volunteers stay here all the time. In case someone is not in a position to travel further and wants take rest for the night, there is arrangement for at least four persons.”

Gurbaksh Singh, a young farmer who stopped here on his way to the Singhu border, said it was good to see people serving langar en route and keep farmers energised.

A few meters ahead, another group of volunteers servers sugarcane juice and “kheer”.

Jitender Singh, a farmer from Machhroli village, said: “Several farmers from my village have been contributing to the ‘sewa’. We serve sugarcane juice, ‘kheer’, tea and ‘bread pakoras’. We will continue serving langar until the demands are met.”