On Monday, Rosa Parks Trailblazer awardee Gurinder Singh Khalsa of Indianapolis, Indiana,  visited the farmers’ protests at  Singhu border of Delhi and addressed the gathering.  Gurinder Singh, who is also the chairman  of US-based Sikhs Political Action Committee (SikhsPAC), fully supported the farmers’ agitation against centre’s three controversial agri-marketing laws. Gurinder Singh earlier wrote to Sanyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM) with a request to share his thoughts and join the protest at Singhu border.

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In his letter, Gurinder Singh said, “I, Gurinder Singh Khalsa, Chairman SikhsPAC, fully endorse and support Kisan Ekta Morcha on an individual level. Currently, I am in India and would like to share my thoughts. I will be joining the protest at Singhu Border Kisan Ekta Morcha for two days on March 29-30, 2021.”

Gurinder Singh said, “The hold of right-wing powers (BJP & RSS) in India is strong and the opposition parties are so weak that they would not be able to weaken the government’s strength. Only a revolution can break this strength and if ongoing revolution fails to do so then the next one will come very late. And it will be too late for this nation, therefore, it is very important to give strength to this revolution.”

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Ire of protesters over BJP

The farmers’ protests have gained ground all across the country. In Punjab, two days back a BJP-MLA, Arun Narang was thrashed hard and his clothes were torn off his body in Mukhtsar district.  BJP representatives in Punjab were at the receiving end of farmers’ ire with at least two leaders gheraoed and one of them being assaulted on Saturday. While BJP state vice-president Parveen Bansal was gheraoed allegedly by farmers in Barnala, forcing him to stay inside the circuit house for some time, the party’s Abohar MLA Arun Narang was roughed up and his clothes were ripped off by protesters carrying flags of farmer-unions at Malout in Muktsar district.

As farmer-protest is getting escalated, the three member-committee formed by the Supreme Court over the protests has recently submitted its report to the Apex Court(March19).