Farmers to hold kabaddi league to attract crowds to Tikri and Singhu stir sites

Jhajjar, September 15

A five-day kabaddi league will be organised by protesting farmers at Tikri and Singhu from September 22 to attract a crowd on the borders.

Teams from various parts of Haryana and Punjab are likely to participate in the league, offering a cash reward of Rs 3 lakh to the winning team and Rs 2 lakh to the runner-up team.

Sources said the move was aimed at raising the number of protesters at the borders ahead of the ‘Bharat Bandh’ call given by the Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM) on September 27 as farmers were returning to Punjab to tend to paddy crop before harvesting.

“Preparations for the mega event have begun. Banners and posters will be put up in Haryana and Punjab while it will widely publicised through social media,” said Pragat Singh, a senior leader of BKU (Rajewal).

Purushottam Singh Gill, a senior leader of BKU (Lakhowal), said since farmers had been sitting at the borders for a long time now, holding events regularly was necessary to keep the momentum going.