Plea to join stir to mark martyrdom day of Sahibzade

Chandigarh: The protest in Delhi may get a boost over the next three days as farm organisations have urged people of the state to mark the martyrdom day of Chote Sahibzade (younger sons of Guru Gobind Singh) and Mata Gujar Kaur by joining the morcha. The 32 farmer organisations in the state have asked people to pay obeisance at the Fatehgarh Sahib gurdwara before heading to the Singhu border. Earlier, the BKU (Ugrahan) had announced that they would take 30,000 people in two batches to Delhi on December 25 and 26. On December 26, a contingent of 15,000 protesters would march from the Khanauri border, while on December 27, another 15,000 people would start their march from Dabwali.

Priests go on fast in support of farmers

Anandpur Sahib: Religious personalities from the district have come in support of the famers. Former head granthi and two ex-Panj Pyaras of Takht Sri Kesgarh Sahib along with several others observed a one-day fast to express their solidarity with the farming community on Thursday. Former head granthi Giani Sukhwinder Singh along with Hari Singh, Balwinder Singh, Manjinder Singh Brar, Tirath Singh and Harminder Pal Singh reached Guru Ravidas Chowk and sat on a fast. Takht Sri Kesgarh Sahib head granthi Phoola Singh performed ‘ardas’. Giani Sukhwinder Singh urged people to continue a chain hunger strike.