Ghaziabad: “Kyan Karein, Majboori Thi (we have no choice),” said Som Pal Singh, a farmer from Bijnor as he prepared to leave the gate with fellow protesters from the same district on Saturday.
“We apologize for the inconvenience faced by local residents and commuters,” Singh added, his mind echoed by others as the first batch of farmers on the protest site who died with an apology note.
In fact, there is busy activity at the location of protests because the demolition of the tent continues at speed.
But the crowd has become bigger as more farmers, and relatives and family members arrive from several districts to help loosen and go home, and also for optimistic mood experiences on the site after one year of uncertainty and also difficulties.
One of the youngest visitors was Samrit Singh, four months old, a resident of Dwarka Delhi, who was not born when his grandfather reached the location of the protest earlier this year.
“We stayed in Dwarka but Samrit’s grandfather kept visiting and on Saturday we decided to take Samrit on the gate,” said Navjot Kaur, the baby’s mother.
Ram Singh, another farmer from Amroha, only has food at one of the leading langars at the gate.
“Even when I was eating, half of the tents that had been accommodated langars were dismantled.
But we went with a sense of satisfaction that we had achieved our goal – the revocation of three controversial agricultural laws.” Sonu, a scavenger from Khoda, which is infinite than what is happened, being busy looking for and scanning the waste left by farmers.
“I, along with our friends, often visitors to this place especially for free food,” he said.
The stage was set for the final action as the leader of BKU Rakesh Tikait and the others participated in a prayer meeting with hundreds present.
Far from the stage under Flyover Delhi-Meerut Expressway (DME), the young protesters danced and shouted slogans to music that lights up from loudspeakers.
“We are the first batch of farmers from Bijnor who return home.
In the next few days, more will follow.
Before leaving, we only enjoyed a little,” Harkirat Singh said, a young protester.