Latest developments - with 33 updates. Monday 15th Feb : Be Informed, Be Active
1. Parvinder singh (46) of village Goreya has committed suicide. He had come from Singhu border recently to take away more people from his village. It is said that he used to remain sad and expressed fears about elders at Morcha. Family says that he was feeling helpless. The toll on mental health on protesting farmers is not being discussed and support is needed.
2. DSGPC - Nodeep Kaur’s Bail in second FIR granted by the court. We are trying to get her the Bail in 3rd FIR as well. With Waheguru’s blessings, she will soon be released from Karnal Jail.
3. Punjab Women’s commission Chairperson Manisha Gulati has been denied permission to meet #NodeepKaur by Karnal Jail superintendent. This establishes that Nodeep is still beaten & assaulted in Jail. Denying right to meet is unconstitutional. #ReleaseNodeepKaur
4. A motorcycle rally was taken out in Amritsar today in support of #NodeepKaur . 2500 motor motorcyclists of the city participated in the rally. The rally concluded at Baba Deep Singh Ji’s Gurdwara.
5. Massive Kisan Mazdoor Rally in Khammam (Tilangana) against agricultural laws.
6. Arvind Kejriwal will be attending Mahapanchayat in Meerut. Mahapanchayat expected to have huge turnup.
7. Huge farmer rallies in Meerut and Bijnor today. Thousands expected to join.
8. Tractor rally to be organised in Jalandhar from 12-3pm. Around 10,000 tractors expected to join. Traffic police has issued directions for people in case of jams.
9. Conditions at morcha site are tough. Farmers sending their own water tankers, since Delhi govt stopped water at the site.
10. Punjab and Haryana has a very high yield per hectare of land due to one of the most fertile soils in India. For both Wheat and Rice, it is nearly double compared to most of the other states and is even tripple to few.
11. Punjab has one of the least communal violence in India. One of the least casteist violence against SC/OBC. It is only because Punjab remains Sikh majority state. Once this is no longer the case. It will join the other states. See graphic below.
12. In Amritsar, Gurdwaras of villages are acting as one point stop for incoming and outgoing farmers. Details of all farmers are noted. Gurdwaras have started collecting Air coolers. Some farmers are making specially designed refrigerated trolleys as well.
13. Amaan met some local farmers who had gone to Singhu and Tikri borders. They say that Sri Akaal Takht Sahib has always been guiding light to the Morcha. The Dhaadi Jathas talk about farmers everyday
14. "Hardeep Singh Dibdiba has filed a petition in the Delhi High Court, seeking an independent investigation into his grandson Navreet Singh's death" who was martyred on 26Jan2021 at age 25.
15. Member of Muslim Personal Law board Mohammad Sajad Nomani was at Singhu border. He wanted to leave for Namaz. But then Nihangs invited to offer namaz in makeshift Gurudwara. You can see Guru Granth Sabib in Bus while Muslims offering namaz next to it.
16. Fresh non bailable warrants issued against against Nikita Jacob and Shantanu in social media amplification campaign to amplify farmer voices. Aim is to silence anybody supporting farmers.
17. Disha Ravi motivation to become a climate activist stemmed from watching her grandparents, who are farmers, struggle with the effects of climate change.
18. BJP Minister Anil Vij calls for killing of Disha. The hate speech has been normalised by this regime. This is how this nation treats its people who disagree with ruling party’s decision.
19. BJP supporters tweeting in a sick crowd mentality of how Disha will become pregnant as they applauded sexual violence against female activists. (See attached pic of tweets).
20. She has been sent to police remand by judge, despite her lawyer not being present which is against due process. BJP know they have been unable to debate the farm laws, so construct numerous conspiracy theories, they demonize any youth in favour of farmers as anti-national, when it reality they are just anti-BJP.
21. Mass commentary on Twitter, What’s app and clubhouse of situation being so bad that parents are scared and tell kids not to express any opinion on any cause on social media as it might get you into trouble. Let’s face it, if being a climate change activists is anti-national, then which activist is safe to express an opinion. By silencing activist voices, BJP rhetoric in India never gets challenged. This is textbook fascism.
22. High caste Hindu youth were silent when Muslims, sikhs, Dalits were attacked, but now they are waking up to being arrested for supporting farmers or climate change. Many on clubhouse admit they are scared or struggling to comprehend this.
23. 3 other students are being sought by Delhi police due for just being in a zoom call with Disha. They used guilt by association against Disha, now using that with those associated to Disha.
24. Wall Street Journal and news outlets carry the story of Disha. Now that Trump is gone, many people realizing how fascist Modi has become.
25. An FIR was filed by a member of the Bharatiya Janta Party, Alexis Sudhakar, in the cyber crime cell demanding action against the Tamil Actress Oviyaa who tweeted with the hashtag ‘go back Modi’ on February 13.
26. BJP might be trying to use ‘tea’ as conspiracy item from a social media campaign but it hasn’t even lived upto its promises made to tea plantation workers. After PM’s speech the tea workers will launch an agitation as they feel that PM has fooled them.
27. The Wire : More than 40 lawyers of south Asian descent have written an open letter to US President Joseph Biden, asking him to take note of the farmers’ protests and the methods of repressing it taken up by the Centre. The letter is also marked to US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi, US Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, White House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan, Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee Gregory Weldon Meeks, Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Jim Risch, Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission chairmen James P. McGovern and Christopher H. Smith, and Chair of US Commission on International Religious Freedom Gayle Manchin.
28. British Colombia Premier John Horgan writes to Trudeau in favour of the farmers.
29. Today's Sky Kids FYI with a report on the #farmersprotest, from 2mins 30 secs for the feature by the FYI team.
30. Time magazine article - How Long Will Joe Biden Pretend Narendra Modi's India Is a Democratic Ally?
31. BBC article - Indian farmers' protests: Why they matter to British Indians
32. Bloomberg article - Modi’s Fight With Farmers Is a Pivotal Moment in India’s Growth
33. Meanwhile Khalsa Aid continues to provide repeat in Uttarkhand. RSS and 4 million recruits, it’s hyper nationalist Godhi media are nowhere to be seen.
