The farmers’ protests are getting more comprehensive day by day because of the determination of the peasants, tillers, farmers and their supporters. The protests are getting a new dimension these days.

While the government may have yielded some ground on the three contentious farm laws proposing to suspend their implementation for 1-1.5 years, the fight for those demanding the repeal of the legislations, including the farmers and their supporters, is far from over.

While the unions deliberate over the government’s offer, some professionals and volunteers are making sure that farmers’ ‘Mann Ki Baat’ on the agri laws reaches the Prime Minister. The farmers & their supporters have chosen to take their voice to the PM in the format he understands best, Man ki baat, but with a difference, a personal touch of letters.

Picking the basic premise of PM’s radio programme in which he opens his heart on several issues, farmers and the general masses are taking to sharing their thoughts on the agri laws with the Prime Minister, their ‘Mann Ki Baat’ being sent to Modi via post cards.

Here is what some of the postcards read.

“Kehte hain boond boond se sagar banta hai, to chalo chhoti si boond hi ban jaate hain, aur aawazon ka ek sagar banate hain (They say little drops make the ocean, let us be those tiny drops and create an ocean of voices””.

“If you eat, Thank God and farmers. Please listen to their voice. I am a corporate worker and no one is farmer in my family. But as I eat, as I belong to this country India, all farmers are my family. Please remove these Bills”.

“Mr PM, It is our humble request that you listen to our beloved farmers. They have been sitting on borders… Many have lost their lives…it is your responsibility to listen to the people”.

“…a very simple definition of democracy is ‘government of the people, for the people and by the people’…Please do not change this definition.”

“It is high time that you give farmers what they deserve for their years of hardwork. Do not wait for more deaths of innocent farmers. Be a human first and a politician after”.

A volunteer associated with ‘Hamari Awaaz’, requesting anonymity, said, “Let us write to PM for farmers’ rights. We want to give power back to the people where their voices are heard. Article 19 of the Constitution guarantees freedom of speech and expression. If we can respect PM’s Mann Ki Baat as citizens of India, we should also express ‘Bharat Ke Mann Ki Baat’, hence this campaign”.

The volunteer said that many people working for the campaign are hesitant of revealing their identities as they have got scared after the National Investigation Agency (NIA) sent notices to some protesters and their supporters in a case related to Sikhs for Justice (SFJ) and Khalistan.

On why the medium of postcard has been chosen as a means to reach out to PM, Kaur said, “Writing postcards or letters for human rights has been successfully used by international organizations. Moreover one can write in whichever language they are comfortable”.d