Latest developments - with 21 updates. Friday 29th Jan : Be Informed, Be Active
1. Hundreds of thousands of Haryana farmers come to the gathering of Maha panchayat at Muzaffarnagar. Called by elder brother of farmer leader Rakesh Tikait, it sends shockwaves to Godhi media and BJP who thought they can scare farmers away. NDTV covers it saying it’s a significant moment in the protests.
2. Haryana’s Jind & Karnal Khap Panchayats announce that one person from each house will participate in #farmersprotest & support it. About 1000 tractor trollies are moving towards Delhi to support farmers.
3. Singhu border attacked at the back by RSS goons and police. RSS goons attacked the farmers, who held them back, then police tear gassed the farmers. Police dragged one elder sikh farmer towards RSS. His situation is unknown. Many reporters you filmed it were injured.
4. 200 BJP goons pretending to be locals but were clearly being led by BJP Aman Dhabas and joined police to attack Singhu border. They threw stones to provoke farmers who stood their ground peacefully. Despite the BJP doing the violence, the police tear gassed the farmers, again pointing the shells at their faces when firing. One BJP goons was inciting a Singh, when the Singh came up to him, 15 policemen the Singhs and beat him with lathis injuring the Singh. The video is being widely shared. 10 farmers were injured, 3 detained and media reporters injured.
5. More BJP goons come to Tikri border site via side roads. Police let them through and they confront farmers who are peaceful. Police stand at the side behind their barricades and let’s these incidents happen. Sikhs can be heard chanting Satnam Vaheguru on one side, which BJP goons through bricks and stones. Media shows police doing nothing to stop the BJP goons.
6. BJP goons openly say on Akaal tv recording they will use violence against farmers.
7. BJP goons attacked Kundli border where langar was being made and where bibian tents were standing. They damaged langar equipments, washing machines and tore tents. Many bibian and singhs hurt from stones thrown by them. One eye witness account said BJP goons arrived in police vehicles and buses.
8. Despite all of the events morale at morcha sites was good. This shows immense commitment of the bibian, elders and farmers.
9. BJP Modi govt refused MP Bhagwant Mann entry into parliament to raise the voice of farmers. If elected officials cannot go into Parliament, then what kind of democracy is this.
10. Congress and AAP come out supporting farmers and sikhs on TV. They call Sikhs pride of the nation. Rahul Gandhi says Modi works for 5 super rich people who are taking from the population and this population in every village is standing up.
11. Last night Rakesh Tikait was asked to surrender by Police in 26th January Delhi Case. He was ready to surrender but then he came to know that BJP MLA from Loni had arrived with 500 goons , armed with guns, sticks, rods and swords. Plan was that when Tikait and his core team is arrested and taken to Delhi/UP prison, the farmers will pack up and leave the place. While they would be packing or leaving, these BJP MLAs and their goons would attack the farmers, including women and children, and then make videos of those beatings and pacify their thirst of Farmers Blood. Majority of these Farmers are Sikhs, so there was every chance they would have retaliated, and then the police would have entered the scene and hit/shot/kill the defending Farmers. This way BJP/RSS goons wanted to carry out mass killing of Sikh Farmers from UP-Uttarakhand. This would have made this issue a Hindu-Sikh , Indian vs Khalistani issue. They wanted to give their supporters who have been demanding action against farmers tonnes of Farmer's blood, thus proving themselves strong, nationalist and iron-handed. While Police was negotiating with Tikait, BJP Goons were instigating Sikhs on Roads by calling them anti nationals, Gaddars, Khalistanis etc etc and even tried to hit some guys. Farmers showed restraint. At this point Rakesh Tikait refused to Surrender and said that he had given a call to farmers to reach Delhi and he can't let innocent farmers of UP/Uttarakhand be killed at hands of Police and BJP. He was in tears, which had a volcanic effect on Jaats of Delhi, Haryana and Western UP. Not only BJP's plan to arrest Tikait, remove the Morcha and PUNISH the SIKH farmers failed, but also it strengthened the Movement of Farmers. Farmers have reached in thousands in last few hours and thousands will be reaching by tomorrow afternoon. BJP's plan backfired. (Kamaljit Singh). This lead to Maha panchayat today mentioned in point no 1.
12. In today’s most shameful event, RSS workers protested at Shaheedi Asthan of Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Sahib Jee, Sis Ganj Sahib a few hours ago. It’s shameful the lack of knowledge of history if these people. They protest against sikhs at the place of the Shaheedi that saved their existence being wiped from India.
13. When RSS goons sent a threat to the Singhu morcha saying they will wipe it out at midday today, in response a Nihang Singh reads out their number, tells RSS leader Mohan Bhagwat to send all the fascist goons he wants, the Singhs will scatter them across the border .
14. Punjabis become defiant. One Singh stated, “Nishan Sahib should be permanently installed at Red Fort in respect of Sikhs for liberating India from moghuls. “
15. A list of 12 sikhs missing since 26th January events. A list of names is being circulated if anybody knows their whereabouts.
16. Hundreds of Muslims community members in Mumbai protest to support the Kisaan morcha.
17. The Economic Times article - Important to respect peaceful protests, non-violence: UN chief's spokesman on farmers' stir.
18. Delhi police create email asking for public to send intelligence on farmers. Farmers start emailing it with pictures of Modi’s crimes against humanity.
19. In a direct reference to Godhi media, please remember not all terrorists carry guns and bombs. Some carry mics and cameras.
20. Kisaans in Need live event with midlands Langar seva being held in Uk on Saturday.
21. I request Sangat to realize this morcha has no solid abyassi leaders like Bhai Fauja Singh or Baba Jarnail Singh. Instead it’s got many flawed leaders, who will have their positive moments and others time they will have dark moments. It’s important to focus on the morcha, not on the flaws of each of the many leaders. The fact that there is not one leader has advantages and disadvantages. The advantage is there is not one person for the BJP to target, the disadvantage is multiple leaders have multiple viewpoints, flaws and this can create conflicting messages and ideologues. Focus of defeating the Ambanis, Adanis and Modi, not on the personalities of farmer leaders. The fact that this morcha is still going after everything BJP has thrown at it, is only due to Vaheguru kirpa.
