FARMERS UPDATE 1/2/21

Latest developments - with 33 updates.  Monday 1st Feb : Be Informed, Be Active

1. The trenches they dug yesterday was to put spikes in the ground so it would puncture the tyres of any vehicles that come to the morcha site. This reduces langar, medication and vital supplies getting in.  (See pics below) 

2. Water supply to farmers have been stopped. Earlier DJB tankers used bring water to farmers.

3. Toilets are on the other side of barricades. Now Farmers are not being allowed to access those toilets. Farmers don’t have any option except to go in open or to wait in long queues outside petrol pump.

4. Farmers used to take bath on roof of a petrol pump’s building. Now farmers are not allowed to go to petrol pump and take bath there.

5. Ghazipur Border turns into police fortress. Area covered with a total of 21 layers including concrete, barricades, razor wire and fencing similar to what happened at Singhu and Tikri. 

6. @TwitterIndia has withheld various Twitter accounts in India associated with the #FarmersProtest, including @Kisanektamorcha and @Tractor2twitr. 

7. Govt of India is suspending and withholding accounts of journalists and activists. National Forensics team has submitted list of accounts to Delhi police. Among withheld as of now are @Kisanektamorcha and @thecaravanindia

8. Internet suspension to continue in Kaithal, Panipat, Jind, Rohtak, Charkhi Dadri, Sonipat & Jhajjar districts till 5 pm tomorrow.

9. Internet suspension to continue till 2nd Feb, 2021 on the borders of Delhi ie Singhu, Tikri and Ghazipur. While we are outraged about internet blockade on borders of Delhi, please note that Jammu-Kashmir has been without high speed internet since August 2019.

10. Farmers leaders announce Chakka Jam for 3 hours on 6th Feb.

11. Update on Nodeep Kaur- Her sister says that the family was not aware about Nodeep’s detention for one day. She maintains that there are wounds on Nodeep’s body and that she has been physically & sexually assaulted in custody. Her court date is tomorrow. 

12. A journalist from Times of India, alleged that since he published a story about the allegations, he had been threatened through social media, calls and texts and that his phone had been put under surveillance.

13. The World Sikh Organization of Canada has written to Foreign Affairs Minister MarcGarneau, calling on Canada to condemn the violent attacks on farmer protestors in India. 

14. With Internet curbed Centre govt is pressing hard on protestors & leaders. 15 more look out notices have been sent by Delhi police against Farmer leaders. This takes the total look out notices to 59. Airports and seaports alerted with the list of these farmer leaders as well.

15. Locals confirm BJP goons were from out of town who attacked farmers. They said out water in our village has been cut off so we do not give water to farmers. 

16. Saving Punjab tweeted “Earlier today Delhi police started playing patriotic songs on a DJ at #SinghuBorder Songs from Border movie were played out aloud. Police is playing dirty tactics. The purpose is to incite locals by projecting farmers as anti soldiers or anti police.”

17. Elder Sikh farmer who wrist was broken by BJP goons and police returns to morcha with his injuries. 

18. Farmers at Singhu and Tikri have created security room with around 200 youth who have created circles to guard the protest sites against miscreants. The team is prepared to handle everything from stone pelting to petrol bombs. The youth work on duties at night and day.

19. 3 Trains to Delhi which carried more Farmer protestors have been re-routed to Mumbai causing significant issues for the poor farmers. They are harrassed by BJP supporters on these routes.

20. The Navreet Singh death case, -"Dr Basil Purdue, a pathologist registered with the UK Home Office who examined the video footage and postmortem, said: “To me this is one gunshot wound, possibly two, unless proved otherwise.”"

21. Indian budget - Last year govt had announced to spend 5.1 percent of budget on agriculture. This year govt will spend only 4.3 percent of budget on agriculture.

22. BJP supporters and Hindu lobby in UK are doing Mail shots to target sikh MPs who have spoken out for farmers in India. The Global Hindu Federation is targeting British Labour Parliamentarians such as Liam Byrne, Tan Dhesi, Preet Gill. They are complaining how these MPs have time to comment on Farmers in India when their constituencies have high levels of Covid. It’s ironic, but they told Canadians not to interfere in Indian politics, but they are interfering in UK Labour Party. Even worse has been the fake case against UK citizen Jaggi Johal, now targeting 3 other UK born sikhs for extradition. One day, they will realize in a democracy a citizen can speak out against human rights abuses, document genocide, and MPs can have opinions. 

23. One Singh goes to the house of Dharmender and Sunny Deol to complain about them not speaking for Punjab. Sunny Deol is the MP in Punjab but has done nothing for his constituency. 

24. Farmers asking villages in Punjab to come against any police raiding these villages looking for sikh youth from Punjab. 

25. Pictures of Jagsir Singh Jaggi with smile on his face despite head injury had gone viral. He received grand welcome as he returned back to his village Pandher in district Barnala of Punjab. 

26. Fresh arrest of Akash Preet Singh (25) has come to notice. He has been arrested by Delhi police. He is accused of attacking CISF personnel with sword on 26th.

27. Delhi Police has released a list of 120 people arrested from various locations based on analysis of videos and ‘evidence’.

28. Addressing the petition filed by the Member of Parliament Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa and former Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (DSGMC) Manjit Singh GK, Delhi High Court today issued notice Indian mainstream news Channel Aaj Tak, the Press Council of India, and the union government of India over the fake news telecast by the controversial channel, that spread hate against the Sikhs and vilifying them.

29. The Guardian - At least nine senior Indian journalists are facing criminal charges for reporting allegations that Delhi police fatally shot a farmer in the head during protests last week, despite the authorities claiming no shots were fired.

30. Baaz Opinion | The BJP Are Experts In Political Gaslighting, from @iJasOberoi "Prime Minister Modi continues to use gaslighting to make Indian voters doubt their memory of his past actions, refute known facts and discard historical events."

31. To demonstrate the nationalism some farmers carried a 500 m long India flag today. Ghodi media will never cover that. 

32. Old picture below is RSS hoisting their flag at Red Fort. So is this not going to cause a national crisis for Godhi media? 

33. Lastly still too much allegations and counter allegations in Punjabi community. Focus your energy on the issues of police brutality, police assault on Nodeep Kaur, 200 youth in prisons, hundreds of farmers injured, human right violations, ghodi media lies and so much.... please do argue about which is your preferred farmer leader. Modi policy is to divide you and some behaviour in Punjabi community are showing he has achieved that. Have Vaheguru on your lips , not ninda. Have faith in your hearts, not hatred. Have hope in your minds, not anger. This morcha has many turns to come and focus on the end goal.

FARMERS UPDATE 31/1/21

Latest developments - with 33 updates. Sunday 31st Jan : Be Informed, Be Active

1. 32 yr old farmer Hardool singh has passed away at Tikri Border due to heart attack. Hardool was at Naya Gao area since November 27, 2020 & used to prepare langar.

2. Both Kanvar Grewal and Lakha Sidhana in separate videos say the real sangarsh starts now. Do not expect the good food and friendly atmosphere to last, at some point things come to a head. Now that time has come. The time of real struggle. Both ask Punjab to come back out.

3. Uk event - Recognize One - Kisaan in Need raised £345,773.00 yesterday in 4 hours while provided good educational content. The money will be managed by Midlands Langar Seva Society for help farmers families and farmers in need.

4. 78396 UK sikhs have now signed the government petition to have a parliamentary debate. Let’s get it to 100,000.

5. United farmers front have formed a committee to look into people who are missing and to provide them legal help.

6. Manjinder Singh Sirsa DSGPC goes to Tihar Jail and says many of the youths arrested are there. A list will be prepared of sikh youth there. DSGPC said they will cover legal costs of all sikh youth that have been arrested. They said they have a legal team in place.

7. Ranjit Singh who was arrested is in Tihar Jail. 43 other farmers in Tihar Jail. 163 farmers in other police stations.

8. 3000 tractors and trolleys arrive at Tikri border despite internet ban in Haryana.

9. Haryana Administration has extended the ban on internet in 14 districts of Haryana upto 5pm, 1st Feb, 2021. Internet blockades are an old technique used by governments world over to suppress the voices & carry out human right abuses.

10. The reality of the attack on Singhu Morcha by the so-called locals. National President of Hindu Sena (Army) Vishnu Gupta took responsibility for this himself. Even released a press note. But the Godi media reported it as a demonstration of the local people.

11. Locals around the morcha site come out in reporter videos saying they support the farmers and are happy with them. All the goons were from out of town and BJP activists.

12. Farmers are suspicious than some police are RSS dressed up like they did in student movement. Always check names on police. If they do not have them, then are not actual police.

13. Dalit labour rights activist, Nodeep Kaur, arrested from Singhu Border. Her sister alleges Nodeep was, framed, arrested and assaulted in custody because she spoke up for the rights of labourers and was actively supporting the farmers movement. She was beaten by male police officers, she was hit on the back, on her private parts. She was arrested on January 12, and we reached the police station [late that night] but were told she had been sent to Karnal. It’s been 18 days since she has been arrested.

14. Journalist Mandeep Puni’s makes this video exposing BJP goons who attacked Singhu border. A few hours later in the night he is arrested by local police. BJP goons hate it when their names and Facebook contact details are exposed. They want to stay anonymous and behave like hooligans. They attacked the langar area if the site and the tent where the bibian changed. This was to cause maximum anxiety in the farmers.

15. Delhi Police destroyed journalist Dharmendra’s camera & deleted all recording from Mandeep Punia. The role of Delhi police in supporting BJP goons was cleared off. This is the purpose of arresting MandeepPoonia.

16. Baffling the except @ndtv and @newslaundry none of the media organizations are on the ground to cover the arrest of Mandeep Punia.

17. A meeting was held at the Press Club of India on January 30 to protest against the registration of FIRs against six journalists by the police in Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh. Rajdeep Sardesai, Mrinal Pande, Zafar Agha, Vinod Jose, Paresh Nath, and Anant Nath have been booked for sedition, criminal conspiracy, and promoting enmity for reporting and tweeting on the death of a protester during the Republic Day tractor rally organised by farmers protesting against the Narendra Modi government’s farm laws.

18. Due to Ghodi media denying Navreet Singh was shot on 26th Jan. Even Rajdeep Sardesai lost his anchor role fir suggesting it. So below is a picture of the bullet hole as it his him under his lip. (Pic below)

19. PM Modi in his weekly radio address Mann Ki Baat pours oil on the fire. He said ‘Nation was shocked to witness insult of tricolour on R-day,’.

20. BJP goons on motorcycles riding outside Gurdwara Sis Ganj Sahib, Delhi shouting slogans.

21. Delhi police digging trench with JCB next to barricade where Singhu Morcha was set up. On wrong side of trench in distance you can see the Pandhere stage. I’m surprised they were granted a location on otherside of barricades. This was the location that BJP attacked couple days back. On this side of barricades is the main Singhu border Morcha.

22. Sikh set up their own wifi locations. People who don’t have internet connection at Singhu border can use WiFi at Rasoi Dhaba.

23. Sukhbir Badal honours Rakesh Tikait but still absent and his cowardice yesterday in from of BJP agriculture minister Tomar was caught on video.

24. 4-5 Delhi Police teams are looking for Deep Sidhu and Lakha Sidhana in Punjab. No success for them as of today, despite both doing YouTube videos.

25. Sikh PA - A conglomerate of 47 different Sikh organisations from the USA, UK, Canada and Australia have written an open letter to the Panth (Sikh community/path) calling for the community “to actively engage in grassroots organizing against the oppressive domination of state power”.

26. Sikh Council UK statement - India must tread carefully: The impact of its present actions will shape Sikh attitudes for generations.

27. Sukhjeevan Singh Uk makes a video message to Hindu religious leaders in India, asking why are they do quiet ? Protests outside Shaheedi Asthan if Sahib Siri Guru Tegh Bahadhur Sahib ji by RSS. Why are they not condemning it ? Why are they not speaking for the farmers dying in the streets?

28. In reference to Navreet Singh who was killed on 26th Jan, The Wire article reports, “ 'Autopsy Doctor Told Me He'd Seen the Bullet Injury But Can Do Nothing as His Hands are Tied”.

29. Sky news article - India cuts internet near New Delhi as hundreds of farmers begin hunger-strike

30. Daily Mail article - US doctor and his team are 'brutally beaten' by police as they try to help victims of vicious clashes as Indian farmers' protests turn violent. The article covers Dr Swaiman Singh from New Jersey and his team.

31. Twitter said it has “taken strong enforcement action” and “suspended more than 500 accounts engaged in spam and platform manipulation.” These were accounts that were calling for killing Sikhs, repeating another 1984.

32. Lastly below is a list of names of those arrested. List of Persons Arrested in Delhi Cases in Farmers Protest

33. FIR No. 43/2021, PS Alipur (Outer North)

34. 1. Jagpal Singh S/O Avtar Singh

35. 2. Jagseer Singh S/O Gurcharan Singh

36. Both R/O Village Gandhuan, Tehsil Budhlada, Distt. Mansa (Punjab)

37.

38. FIR No. 44/2021, PS Nafajgarh (Dwarka)

39. 1. Panthpreet Singh S/O Harcharan Singh

40. 2. Armandeep Singh S/O KuldeepPinder Singh. Both R/O Hazura-Kapura Colony Bathinda (Punjab).

41. 3. Amarjeet S/O Jasbir R/O Hissar (Haryana)

42. 4. Anil S/O Dharampal

43. 5. Jasbir S/O Raghbir

44. 6. Anil S/O Jagdish

45. 4, 5, 6 R/O Village Manoharpur, Distt. Jind (Haryana)

46. 7. Daya Krishan S/O Dalip Singh R/O Village Asoudha Tehsil, Bahadurgarh, Distt. Jhajjar (Haryana)

47.

48. FIR No. 48/2021, PS Uttam Nagar

49.

50. 1. Narendra Gupta S/O Dori Lal Gupta

51. 2. Sonu Sharma S/O Munshi Sharma

52. 3. Shubham Mourya S/O Ramesh

53. 4. Sandeep Kumar S/O Nihal Singh

54. 1, 2, 3, 4 R/O Kakrola, Delhi

55. 5. Manmoham Singh S/O Harjinder Singh R/O Uttam Nagar, Delhi

56. 6. Kanwaljit Singh S/o Balwant Singh R/O Khyala

57. 7. Gurvinder Singh S/O Gajraj Singh R/O Vishnu Garden, Delhi

58. 8. Sahabjan Ansari S/O Shamim Ansari R/O Bihar

59.

60. FIR No. 46/2021, PS Nangloi (Outer District)

61. 1. Gurpreet Singh S/O Harmel Singh (Tihar Jail No.2)

62. 2. Daljinder Singh S/O Gurdeep Singh (Tihar Jail No.7)

63. 3. Jagdep Singh S/O Iqbal Singh (Tihar Jail No. 8)

64. 4. Jagdish Singh S/O Karam Singh (Tihar Jail No.8)

65. 5. Balsheer Singh S/O Mejar Singh (Tihar Jail No.2)

66. 6. Bhag Singh S/O Kartar Singh (Tihar Jail No.2)

67. 7. Harjinder Singh S/O Amarjit Singh (Tihar Jail No.2)

68. 8. Jaswant Singh S/O Pritam Singh (Tihar Jail No. 8)

69. All R/O Village TootrianWala, Distt. Moga (Punjab)

70.

71. FIR No. 41/2021,

72. 1. Baljit Singh S/O Sewa Singh R/O Chitti Kothi, Alipur, Ibraimpurikkar, Barhyderabad, Hardawar, (UttaraKhand).

73. 2. Harjinder Singh S/O Chanan Singh R/O VPO Mander, Tehsil Dharamkot, Distt. Moga (Punjab)

74. 3. Ashish S/O Bhopal Singh R/O 138, Street No. 3, Kadrabad-2,Modi Nagar, Ghaziabad (Uttar Pardesh)

75.

76. FIR No. 22/2021, PS Paschim Vihar West (Outer District)

77. 1. Yadwinder Singh S/O Sardool Singh R/O Fazilka (Punjab) (Tihar Jail No.2)

78. 2. Lakhvir Singh S/O Mithu Singh (Tihar Jail No.8)

79. 3. Makhan Singh S/O Balwinder Singh (Tihar Jail No.8)

80. 4. Jagsir Singh S/O Sukhdev Singh (Tihar Jail No.3)

81. 5. Simranjit Singh S/O Gurlal Singh (Tihar Jail No.7)

82. 6. Birinder Singh S/O Rajvinder Singh (Tihar Jail No.2)

83. 7. Sandeep Singh S/O Makhan Singh (Tihar Jail No.7)

84. 8. Gurpnder Singh S/O Boota Singh (Tihar Jail No.2)

85. 2 to 8-R/O Bangi Nihal, Distt. Mansa (Punjab)

86. 9. Jaswinder Singh S/O Ujagar Singh (Tihar Jail No.2) R/O Village Aasa Buttar, Tehsil Gidderaha, Distt. Mukatsar (Punjab)

87. 10. Pardeep Singh S/O Mohan Singh (Tihar Jail No.2)

88. 11. Vicky S/O Thakur (Tihar Jail No.3)

89. 12. Jaspal Singh S/O Joginder Singh (Tihar Jail No.8)

FARMERS UPDATE 30/1/21

Latest developments - with 30 updates.  Saturday 30th Jan : Be Informed, Be Active

1. Farmer named Hazara Singh passed away today at Tikri Border. Hazara Singh was at the Border since December 20, 2020. (Ajit Report)

2. In a panic measure, BJP cuts internet off to the whole of Haryana until 2pm. 

3. Yesterday, the BJP and Police registered FIRs against MPs speaking up for farmers, Today they targeted journalists at morcha sites. In fresh batch of FIR’s against journalists Delhi police has named Mrinal Pande, Paresh Nath-Editor in chief of Caravan, Anant Nath, Managing Editor of Caravan & Vinod K Jose-Executive Editor. Cases filed under various sections. 

4. Around 20 journalists have gathered outside Alipur police station demanding to know whereabouts of Journalist Mandeep Punia. Video circulating how Police arrested him in the night. 

5. Dharmender Singh of Online News India were detained by the Delhi Police from the Singhu border about half an hour ago. Another attempt to silence the media at the morcha. 

6. DSGPC langar still gets blocked by police to enter some morcha sites. 

7. Panchayat in Bhatinda asks a member of each family to go to the morcha. Sarpanch Manjit called on everyone in Punjab to stand now gor the farmers. 

8. Total number of people detained from Singhu Border today is 44. False case of attacking SHO with sword registered against young man who was defending himself from planted goons of BJP & Police. 

9. 200 Sikh youth still missing from 26th January March. Many Punjab villages concerned about their whereabouts. 

10. Khaira mission talk of 400 sikh youth missing since 26th January. 

11. Sandeep singh (PunYab) tweeted, “Spent another day at Gazipur. 2 days ago, only around 2 thousand people were protesting. Now the number have jumped to around 15-20  thousand people.                                     Today numbers are expected to raise.

12. Significant organised event in UK. Midlands Langar Seva do a large Recognise One - Kisan in Need event to raise funds for farmers protests. £85,900 raised at the time if writing these updates. Randhir Singh from the sikh org spent last few weeks at the morcha with his group doing seva. 

13. 23 prominent UK based Sikh organizations write to UK foreign minister Dominic Rabb highlighting human right violations against farmers.

14. On 26th of January, two farmers were injured during the Kisaan Parade. They were provided immediate support by the medical team and were subsequently admitted in St. Stephen’s hospital. One of the farmers got shot in his back and was discharged the next day, while the other took a shot in his thigh. He is now out of danger but is still in the hospital. We pray for their speedy recovery.

15. Due to the sudden influx of farmers at Gazipur border, the demand for drinking water was high. Khalsa Aid India team delivered a truck full of drinking water to the langar at Gazipur border.

16. Haryana BJP MP leaves the party knowing that he has no electoral future as Haryana is rising up against 3 Farm laws. 

17. BJP minister faces wrath of locals in Jalalabad. Many surround his car. Police have to save him from crowds. 

18. Sukhbir Badal pretends to have a banner against Agriculture minister Tomar, but when he arrives at the event, Sukhbir Badal holds it behind his back. 🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️

19. Ever reliable Jagmeet Singh speaks out to international community to speak against India treatment of the farmers. He praises the way they have ran the morcha. 

20. Gurrattan Singh, Ontario MP speak out against human rights abuses on farmers. 

21. UK MP Tanmanjit Singh Dhesi tweeted, “Shocked to see mobs and police trying to intimidate and clear Delhi #FarmersProtest, after stopping their water, electricity and internet. Violence can’t be condoned, but if people in power abuse peaceful protesters, it’ll merely make their movement stronger.”

22. 55,000 Sign Petition to UK Parliament in one day. It’s says, “Urge the Indian Government to ensure safety of protestors & press freedom”. We need 100,000 signatures to get debate in UK parliament. 

23. Boxer Kell Brook tweets image of sikh farmer with police with foot on his neck. He said justice for kisaan. 

24. Good graphics article by Reuters about Farmer Morcha. 

25. Saving Punjab in reference to yesterday’s events - There are 3 heavy police barricades on Singhu Border before you get into the protest. Each of them manned by over 100 officers. How did these GOONS get in?? 

26. More of those BJP attackers are getting g easily identified by their Facebook pages. None of them are locals like they pretended to media.  (Pics below)

27. Celebrity BJP Twitter terrorist Kangana Ranaut fans the BJP hero Nathu Ram Godse who killed Mahatma Gandhi. While I do not support Ghandi. I recognize him as a racist, bigot amongst many other things, who intentionally divided Punjab. The point is more due to highlighting the BJP hypocrisy as they openly flirt with terrorism, then lecture others on it. 

28. News laundry on YouTube dissect the significant hypocrisy of Godhi media reporting in 26th Jan. 

29. Picture below shows how Delhi Police have not held the peace, but instead are throwing bricks at farmers and in collusion with the violence. 

30. Lastly, please read my guest article in many sikh news 24 site today. Op/Ed – Not all Terrorists carry guns and bombs, some carry microphones, cameras and use Twitter.

LET’S DO OUR BIT!

Urge the Indian Government to ensure safety of protestors & press freedom

Please sign this petition: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/563473

FARMERS UPDATE 29/1/21

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.

PLEASE LISTEN TO DR SWAIMAN SINGH’S EYE WITNESS ACCOUNT!

Please share this video by Dr Swaiman Singh who has been serving as a doctor at the Singhu border for last few weeks. He has set up a mobile hospital and library. Listen to his eye witness account.

Share this video with the doctors organisations in USA, Canada, UK, Australia, New Zealand and Europe. Then share with your countries media and elected officials.

Now is not a time to be complacent, but proactive.

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FARMERS UPDATE 28/1/21

Latest developments - with 36 updates.  Thursday 28th Jan : Be Informed, Be Active

1. Another protesting farmer has died. 56 year old farmer Sitabai dies at Rajasthan-Haryana border. She came from Ambabari village of Maharashtra's Nandurbar district on Jan 16th. On Dec 22, she was part of march against Adani in Mumbai. 

2. 2 Killed, Three Injured After Water Tanker Runs Over Group Of Women In Amritsar. The group of women were going to join the sit-in being held in favour of the farmers' protests, according to Sanjiv Kumar, SHO, Vallah police station.

3. Focus of the worldwide diaspora should not be on dynamics of Rajewal, Sidhu, Sidhana, etc. They are all wanting laws removed. The focus should Adani and Ambani who want the laws, Amit Shah and Modi who facilitate the laws, and Ajit Doval who for 3 decades has used Indian intelligence services against Sikh Community. 

4. A powerful eye witness account by Dr Swaiman Singh from USA is being shared. He talks powerfully about how farmers and police are pawns being used in the bigger game of BJP and these 3 laws. (Shared on my FB separately)

5. Calls from different parties and Farmers for resignations of Modi, Shah and delhi Police for their dastardly plan to trap the youth by blocking the correct routes and playing the game of telling them to go to the Red Fort. Then arresting 200 farmer youth, and damaging hundreds of tractors. Police shot Tyres and now removed engine parts so farmers unable to retrieve them. The government should be their to protect the people, not set up valid concerns of citizens in political game to glorify their party policy of enriching the super rich. The media should be scrutinizing the govt not acting as it’s propoganda arm. 

6. Rakesh Tikait, the national spokesperson of the Bharatiya Kisan Union, said that the violence is the failure of the central and UP government. Farmers were deliberately drawn into the trap, he said, adding that the agitation of farmers against agricultural laws will still continue and if the government talks, we will talk.

7. Police came to Ghazipur border to arrest Rakesh Tikait. He said he did not want any innocents to hurt. Then became defiant against Modi challenging the dastardly behaviour of BJP. He said they are falsely demonising the sikhs and they will not accept the bullying tactics of BJP. He refused to court arrest snd said the morcha will not be closed. Police had to leave empty handed as the thousands of farmers were with the farmer leader.

8. Rakesh Tikait said, “I am not a Ramdev dacoit, will I wear a salwar and walk away, I am Rakesh Tikait, the son of Mahindra Tikait, will fight till the last breath.”

9. Jaskaran Sandhu tweeted “The BJP's and UP govt's heavy-handedness at Ghazipur is a major blunder. Everyone on the ground reporting the same thing - renewed vigour from protestors. Wind in the sails across all camps, with villages across Punjab & Haryana sending more people to reinforce protest sites.”

10. Amaan tweeted, “12:48am and not a single soul is sleeping at #Ghazipur . Govt stopped water supplies from reaching here but now supplies have been brought in by villagers. Generators arranged for electricity. This is revolution. “

11. Huge contingent of farmers from Terrai area of Uttarakhand is on its way to ghazipurborder . Farmers and villagers mobilised after fearing govt misadventure aided by BJP goons. Rakesh Takait has huge following in the belt.

12. A new group from Muzaffarnagar has just arrived at Ghazipur in support of farmers.

13. Addressing a public meeting in Kolkata on Thursday, Mamata Banerjee West Bengal Chief Minister said that the party was trying to discredit the Punjab farmers by painting a couple of minor incidents during the protest as acts of terrorism. Banerjee on Thursday claimed that the Bharatiya Janata Party is using its network of over 50 lakh WhatsApp groups to spread fake news about what happened during the tractor rally in Delhi on January 26. (India Today)

14. The strength of the Morcha at Shahjahanpur has increased to 12-13k because another small Morcha at Durrehera was wrapped up and moved to Shahjahanpur. Locals & police had started threatening farmers at Durrehera.

15. Haryana govt has removed protesting farmers from toll plazas at Karnal and many other places. These were small protesting sites with hardly 400-500 people at the Max . 3-4 sites have been vacated. All plazas in Punjab remain packed with farmers on 127th day.

16. The two youth who were injured inside the Red Fort are recovering and better. 

17. 3 old women and 2 old men have been sent home from Tikri because of poor health. They have been advised to rest.

18. Punjab continues to be on high alert and police is collecting information about activists and people supporting the Morcha. Captain is playing the same game as Centre. 

19. Chilla Border has been cleared off yesterday by police. Bhagpat Morcha has been cleared off as well.

20. Some delhi police officers interviewed who said they cannot do this. We do not want to hit farmers, these are fathers and mothers. 

21. After farmer leaders, FIR has been registered against Deep Sidhu and Lakha Sidhana.

22. Delhi police has barricaded the road from Singhu to Delhi side. Protestors used to walk to Delhi and again go towards Singhu protest site. Now they have been stopped. 

23. BJP sent a handful of its activists to do a counter demonstration at Singhu border asking for it to removed. It was nothing more than a media spectacle. 

24. Video be shared of how police shot a protestor in the Red Fort. There was no warning shot, it’s shows very poor police action. 

25. Former Chief Economist of World Bank Kausik Basu tweeted, “What the Indian farmers are saying is they don’t want the reforms that were done in their name (without consulting them). To disregard their demand is to damage democracy. Surely they have the right to protest.”

26. Kanwar Grewal tweeted, “Government is so reluctant and arrogant in considering demands of peaceful farmers who are protesting for last 3 months in cold. So Government is indirectly responsible for yesterday’s violence. “

27. Abhay Singh Chautala resigns from the membership of Haryana Legislative Assembly, resignation accepted  by the Speaker. He had submitted his resignation earlier in Jan citing that if laws are not repealed by 27th, his resignation should be accepted. 

28. Panthic Thanmel Sangatan offer free legal assistance for the 200 arrested at the Red Fort in Delhi on 26th January

29. Congressman McGovern tweeted in favour of farmers. 

30. 22 Firs registered as Sikh Twitter accounts. 

31. Sandeep Singh (PanYaab) Twitter accounts was suspended, but now back up. 

32. LokMarg article - ‘Govt Had Laid A Trap, Farmers Walked Into It’ covers eye witness account of the trap set by BJP. 

33. The Scroll article - ‘Delhi is our capital too’: A blow-by-blow account of the farmers’ tractor rally on Republic Day. Attention came to be fixed on protestors hurling flags on top of the Red Fort, eclipsing scenes of Delhi residents welcoming farmers to the city. “Delhi isn’t just for ministers, it is our capital too,” said Dharminder Singh, from Patiala in Punjab. “They kept us at the border for two months. That’s not fair. We are a democracy. It is our right to protest in the capital.”

34. The BJP guy who burnt mock sikh flag , his family member already apologized to Sangat. 

35. Feedback from a Punjab farmer who was in morcha. He said, “They called too many people for 26th, they have no way to accommodate them. On 26th they followed parade, it led them to Red fort. They didn’t experience any restrictions getting there on tractors and trolley. They did Langar Sewa and left. No latticharge before they left, must of been afterwards. Everyone feels Deep and Lakha are wrongly being blamed. Lots of faceless people playing games and politics, most Kisaan unconcerned and camping in. Morcha at Singhu is strong, no one going anywhere, here for long haul. The BJP guys, about 70, gone, all part of Sarkar games, which we are accustomed to. So Morcha not on knees and full of spirit. 

36. Dr Amarjit Singh spoke in detail about Red Fort incident and flaws in the response by farmer leaders. He said gulami (slave) thinking will spread from generation to generation. What happened in Red Fort is the Chardi Kala of the Sikhi Spirit in Punjab and slap in the face of Modi. The good boy syndrome the farmer leaders does not rattle BJP, but the spirit of Punjab does.

FARMERS UPDATE 27/1/21

Latest developments - with 31 updates. Wednesday 27th Jan : Be Informed, Be Active

1. Farmer Naib Singh has passed after returning home from Singhu Border. Naib Singh belonged to village Ram Nivas in Bathinda. He died due to heart attack.

2. Disturbing news coming in from Baghpat where Police lathicharged on sleeping farmers at midnight. The highway has been cleared off by use of brute force. Police has released statement that it has cleared the highway as per NHAI guidelines.

3. Power supply at Ghazipur border has been cut off, Farmers are awake. Some are sitting on driver seats of their tractors.

4. As more facts come out about yesterday’s events, it’s becomes clear how it was a maliciously planned set up by the BJP. Farmers leaders spoke one after another on stage blaming police for yesterday. They said it’s was a complete set up by BJP Amit Shah, Police and Godhi media. The farmers had chosen routes through population areas, they had langar and large numbers of citizens of Delhi were welcoming them. However when the match started, the routes they were due to go that were planned were barricaded by police. As per agreement Police was meant to remove barricades. This created a jam as a lot of tractors were behind them. So police said take the route to the Red fort which was clear. The police intentionally made them go of their planned routes towards the Red Fort which should be normally secured, but was clear. The set up was to show Farmer leaders are not in control, then incite the farmers to react to the brutal police behaviour, then have media ready to shows the scenes of violence.

5. Then internet was shut down in morcha sites, while rumours were spread in the morcha sites, that army is coming to remove them, shootings on other morcha sites, etc, so farmers then leave the morcha and go home.

6. Baldev Singh Sirsa said farmers who went home were attacked on Haryana roads by miscreants.

7. Despite all the incitement, rumours, fear mongering and dirty games, the majority of farmers have stayed and held their nerve. Nobody wants a govt crackdown, but they know these laws will finish their existence.

8. The narrative of morcha now has been wrapped in Indian nationalism which is exactly what BJP and Modi wanted. They have now got every group in the morcha looking at in a saffronised nationalistic lens. BJP bring religion, caste into the conversation to divide those who had come together in the farmers morcha beyond any religion, caste or region. They want people to turn on themselves, blame each other and it’s important to regroup and refocus on the morcha aims.

9. Some people sharing old pictures of Deep Sidhu with Modi. Others sharing pictures of Balbir Rajewal with Badal. It’s a sign that Modi has achieved his task of creating infighting. All people have old pictures that they may regret in the future. None of this achieves BJP removing the laws, and none of it reigns in the ambitions of Adani and Ambani. Notably it’s Punjabis who are blaming each other, but Hindu farmer leaders are not. They recognize the devious game by BJP.

10. Lakha Sidhana went live 3 times over the night. This morning he called for everyone everyone to be calm, to stay in the morcha, not to fall prey to govt propoganda. He said it’s vital that we leave Delhi only after them stopping the laws, otherwise Punjab will not be able to stand for the next 50 years. It will fall in Gulami.

11. Police create FIR against 8 farmer leaders.

12. Deep Sidhu, Satnam Pannu become the focus of huge debate as to their motives. Strong views expressed by many sections of the community, some in favour of them, some against them.

13. Congress and AAP official going on TV media claiming yesterday’s action on Ed Fort was done by a BJP sleeper cell in the farmers protest, naming specific individuals and pictures.

14. In the same manner as Sushant Rajput case now Indian tv Channels are full on propaganda & demanding for the arrest of Deep Sidhu, Lakha sidhana, Chaudhary Rakesh Tikait, & Gurnam Singh Charuni.

15. The manner in which Deep Sidhu ran yesterday when confronted leads to more people questioning his motives. He posts video to defend himself.

16. Multiple images of Modi wiping his face with Indian flag, then BJP disrespecting Indian flag with BJP flag. Indian nationalism is a commodity that they use when convenient.

17. Advocate @BhanuPSinghRJSP shares his views on the Red Fort incident. His explains very articulately the game Modi played yesterday. Video widely shared.

18. A video by Shivam Patel goes viral where talks of walking with the farmers yesterday and how so many Delhites came out to support farmers. However Ghodi media portrayal was so different to reality.

19. On Twitter in India “shoot” trends at the top. Ghodi media propoganda leads to tweets recalling 1984 and killing of sikhs.

20. Yesterday, India based Sikh organizations Twitter accounts were disabled. Today UK and Canada based sikh organizations Twitter accounts were disabled.

21. Police has put immense pressure on sitting in protestors at Shahjahanpur to end the protests. They have been told to evict the site. Some protesting farmers from MH planning to leave tomorrow. Pressures at Faridabad & Rewari as well. If they leave it will become very difficult to get back there again.

22. At Chilla Border UP police have taken away all the tents and told protesters to leave immediately.

23. Protest in Karnal near toll plaza was also lifted today many such sit-in protests in Haryana has been lifted. This due to Haryana authorities cracking down.

24. Thousands of farmers and bibian still at Tikri and Singhu Border going strong.

25. Videos emerge of 6 officers brutally beating a sikh man yesterday. Other videos of sikhs protecting police, when farmers hitting back.

26. Hundreds attends cremation of Navreet Singh who passed away yesterday after being shot while driving his tractor. Elders at cremation said he was the only child of his parents. It’s very hard for them.

27. WSO Jaskaran Sandhu speaks on BBC World Service about farmers issue.

28. Car Rally in New York yesterday to support farmers.

29. March to Parliament which was scheduled on Feb 1st has been postponed.

30. Well known Canadian journalist and Modi supporter, TarekFatah, shared a video claiming it was from yesterday's TractorRally. This is false and disinformation against Sikhs. The video is actually from four years ago. Baaz news fact checked it.

31. The BJP govt has had 7 months to solve the issue with farmers. The negligence of having hundreds of thousands of farmers who are citizens on the streets for months, then knowing over 170 have died, then acting like the farmers will not be frustrated when they are brutally attacked by police. The govt has to look at what kind of governance they are doing. Why are the interests of Ambani and Adani being put before millions of farmers. If they communicate with farmers with sincerity then resolutions can be found, laws repealed and everyone can go home.

FARMERS UPDATE 26/1/21

Latest developments - with 41 updates. Tuesday 26th Jan : Be Informed, Be Active

1. One Farmer, Navneet Singh was shot in the head by Delhi Police where he died on the spot. He was driving his tractor. A singh who was next to him said the police stoned us first, then tear gassed us, then shot him in the head. He was the grandson of Bhai Hardeep Singh, President of Rajasthan Sikh Gurdwara Managing Committee. Apparently he had come back from Australia to be part of the morcha. Media stating he died due to his tractor falling over, showing only the last minute of the video, not the full video, however observers confirmed he was shot.

2. Video of people at Red Fort state 3 farmers who reached inside the fort where shot. From these 3, one passed away in hospital. This happened before the flags were changed.

3. Reports that some farmers arrested inside the Red Fort after lathi charged. Farmers sitting outside Red Fort entrance wanting their release.

4. Farmers reached Lal Kila (Delhi famous Red Fort ) then raised Khalsa Nishaan Sahib on it for the 20th time in History.

5. Delhi police shut down internet to stop images being shared of delhi residents welcoming farmers and the police brutal crackdown on farmers.

6. Trains, underground and all other transport closed in Delhi.

7. Chief Minister Amrinder declares Punjab on high alert. Same in Delhi. This will affect Punjabis as they travel to and from Punjab for supplies.

8. Godhi Media blaming farmers leaders for clashes. Farmer leaders say police decided routes too late, which created confusion. Other farmer leaders distanced themselves from what happened at Red Fort. Farmers Unions call for farmers to return to morcha site.

9. Yoginder Yadav blamed Deep Sidhu on TV channels, while saying 90% of farmers were peaceful. Deep Sidhu responds saying all farmers are together, but farmer leaders do not understand emotions of farmers.

10. Many farmers injured as police lathi charged them. Some police injured as farmers responded. Many hospitalized.

11. Video shows Singhs safely escorting hurt police officers to safely. One video shows a nihang singh safely escorting a female police officer near Red Fort. Another video shows a sikh farmer morcha steward escorting a police officer after police tear gassed farmers. However none of these video ever get shown on Indian TV news.

12. Media not showing the many tractors with punctured Tyres and farmers vehicles damaged by Delhi police.

13. Farmers say agreement was barricades would be removed on routes, which they were not, so they had to breakthrough.

14. Nihang Singhs came out escorting farmers past many police blockades. One elder nihang singh challenged 20 policemen by himself.

15. Flowers dropped on farmers as they go past Delhi Karnal bypass by locals.

16. Many parts of Delhi residents welcoming farmers into the city.

17. Farmers capture hooligans sent by Delhi Police to damage public property to defame farmers. Farmers have handed over 13 people with Govt ID cards to Police. These people were responsible for damaging the DTC buses at ITO. Police Joint Commissioner promised action. The green bus shown on many Godhi media channels that was vandalized was done by them.

18. Due to UP and delhi passing orders not to sell diesel to tractors. So Punjabi farmers started “Diesel langar”. They gave free diesel to any tractor in the delhi morcha.

19. Arnab Goswami on Republic TV goes into overdrive as he uses today’s events as a break from news scrutiny on his what’s app chat evidencing his corruption. He calls to Amit Shah for a major crackdown on farmers.

20. Republic TV complaining that farmers were throwing back tear gas pellets when they were fired on farmers. What do they expect farmers to do? 🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️

21. Godhi Media narrative all about Indian flag as it’s seen as an easy way to whip up population. Internet pictures show to those who mention the Indian flag that it was not removed. That pole on which nishaan sahib was raised was empty. Others point out UP govt has its BJP flag above Indian flag. Others show picture of BJP members disrespecting Indian flag over BJP flag.

22. The Indian Government and media are speaking out against the Nishan Sahib, but it’s been hoisted by the Sikh regiment on the border in Galwan Valley for decades.

23. Twitter has suspended @sikhsiyasat editors account! @TwitterSupport we need immediate action to restore the account of a highly respected journalist and community figure. Later 9 other Sikh Twitter accounts disabled.

24. Last night, Lakha Sidhana clears that he is not part of any committee announced yesterday and wants Ekta. It’s important that the morcha does not get derailed.

25. Massive farmer protests in Bengaluru in Karnataka.

26. Women’s Gulabi Gang join thousands protesting in Mumbai today.

27. Large tractor rally in Jallundhar to support farmers.

28. Agra: Over 100 Farmers Allegedly Put Under 'House Arrest' Ahead Of Republic Day Tractor Rally. Farmers alleged that the fuel stations have been asked: "not to sell fuel to tractors." After being stopped by police at many places on Sunday, farmers briefly blocked the Agra-Bareilly highway in Etah district.

29. Sikh Farmers from Italy raise Khalsa Flag outside Rome embassy.

30. Sikhs from around USA Midwest gathered in Detroit yesterday to show their support for the farmers protesting in India. The car rally had flags and banners that highlight the importance of farmers and solidarity with their protest. They also gathered supplies to send the farmers. Local TV news reported over 1000 people took part.

31. Farmers rally held in Toronto in the bitter cold.

32. Farmers protest held in a Melbourne.

33. Today, a group of farmers from Chhattisgarh to District Kisan Sangh Rajnandgaon joined the protest.Sangh leader Sudesh Tikam expressing solidarity with the struggle and explaining about the activity in Chhattisgarh.

34. Fortune magazine article - How two of India’s richest men became the target of farmer boycotts.

35. Financial Times London article - Farmers flood into New Delhi to vent anger over agriculture reforms. Indian police fire tear gas and baton-charge protests after tractors breach barricades.

36. Observers said the scenes witnessed in Delhi today is a result of a government that is so steeped in arrogance that it kept farmers waiting in the cold on the borders for two months and merely indulged in lip service. It did nothing to diffuse the situation.

37. Jatinder Singh KA Canada. - The way the farmers union is quizzed about the 'violence' by @BBCNews is ridiculous. They didn't instigate the violence when Police was meant to remove the barricades, yet used tear gas. The question really is how did the protestors show such restraint?

38. Haryana Farmer leader Rakesh Tikait messaged on Facebook. “Congratulations to the farmers of the country for peaceful agitation and tractor parade. The outrage among farmers is very deep. Yet they usually introduced restraint.The government has to recognize the outrage of the farmers. The government should leave stubbornness and accept the demands of the farmers in the interest of the country.”

39. BBC Punjabi criticized for having Kangana Ranaut commentating of Farmer protests. Very poor journalism. It like having the Klu Klux Klan commenting on immigration policy.

40. This morcha is long marathon. Today is just another day in that marathon. Sangat should focus with sehaj on Saving Punjab. Do not get whipped up in reactions. Bring everyone together in Sehaj. Today on Indias Republic Day, millions of citizens of India by their different actions all showed how unhappy they are with Modi from so many different states. Is making Ambani and Adani richer worth so much unrest ? It’s clear no farmers in any part of india want these laws.

41. No private property was damaged today like in 1984. No shops were looted today, no women were assaulted or raped, no houses were burned. No delhi citizen was hurt. Vehicles of farmers were damaged. Despite what Godhi media tell you, It’s clear the farmers have no issues with the citizens of Delhi, they only have Modi, Adani, Ambani and BJP made laws.

FARMERS UPDATE 25/1/21

Latest developments - with 30 updates. Monday 25th Jan : Be Informed, Be Active

1. Siri Akal Thakht Jathedar Jagtar Singh Hawara requests all Sangat to do Chaupai Sahibs Paath for all the farmers that are protesting.

2. Sikh naujawans came on stage today. Noted Sikh scholar Bhai Mandheer Singh of Panthic Sewak Jatha Doaba spoke on stage stating it should be done according to Panthic traditions. They asked Sangat for approval. They have selected in Sangat 5 personalities to liaise with farmer leaders on the way forward. The 5 selected are Lakha Sidhana, Dr Sukhpreet Singh Udoke, Bir Singh, Deep Sidhu and Raja Ram Singh. They want more transparency from farmer leaders to the Sangat. Bhai Mandheer Singh and Bhai Ajaypal Singh Brar and the 5 chosen today will liaise with farmer leaders.

3. Lakha Sidhana speaks out against Punjabi YouTube media channels that have popped up during morcha. Some are intentionally causing issues by spinning news so morcha personalities break their ekta. They twist a story, then put a microphone in front of another morcha asking for their reaction. The aim is to create unnecessary drama to create views for their YouTube videos.

4. Sangat passed that people are welcome to have Indian Tiranga or farmers flags. But Khalsa Flags will fly and Punjab is proud of its Khalsa Nishaans.

5. A suspicious person was caught with a gun next to the Tikri border stage with a gun. The security volunteers nabbed him. He was handed over to police. The miscreant belongs to Jhajjar area of Haryana. Police is investigating the miscreant & trying to uncover his links.

6. Farmers leaders are not happy with the protest route given by Delhi Police. Farmers want to go on ring road and then to the Red Fort ( Lal Kila). Jasveer Singh from KTV tweeted, “it’s 11:30 at night more than 10000 farmers are demonstrating their dissatisfaction with tractor rally route.” Many youth said they will go on Ring Road.

7. Delhi Police get reinforcements from numerous states Police forces to bolster numbers for tomorrow.

8. High Level meeting took place between Amit Shah, Narendra Tomar, Agriculture secretary, and Police officials. This meeting lasted for 2hrs from 8-10pm.

9. Delhi police will use drones to monitor the match.

10. An estimated 500,000 tractors will take part in the rally tomorrow. All roads leading to Delhi are jam packed today.

11. UP police has tried to limit and restrict the movement of tractors by denying fuel to tractors. Then UP farmers had to breakthrough police barriers to attend March tomorrow.

12. BJP put out a story about Pakistan and 300 Twitter handles about farmers. It’s an intentional distraction so that Indian news channel cover this story on the airwaves rather than the build up of farmers from all states.

13. Godhi media use any excuse to link farmers issue with Pakistan and sikhs calling for the rightful call for Khalistan. While farmers have shown their nationalism over 60 years, it’s clear the BJP govts are arrogant and will never accept them as equal citizens.

14. Disgraced MP Ravneet Bittu from Congress after being slapped up yesterday, today said khalistanis are paying 1 crore to Sikhs raising Khalistan flag. This is a common modus operandi. Indian govt do something stupid, Godhi media spin the story to blame the minorities. Then puppet MPs like Ravneet Bittu make outlandish claims so the media conversation is never about Ambani and Adani links to BJP or them taking the livelihood of 25 million farmers. Instead the media just parrot talk of Pakistan and anti nationalism of oppressed minorities. The media will make you think the oppressed are the oppressor, while they are funded by the oppressor. His visit to the farmer morcha was preplanned so he can part of the news cycle to distract from the massive build up of farmers.

15. Thousands of modified tractors arrive as many expect the Police are dishonest and will cause issues during the protest.

16. Posters on internet calling for Large Kisaan Rally outside Indian embassy in London on Indian Republic Day tomorrow between midday and 2pm. Convoys arriving from various parts of UK.

17. San Francisco Kisan car Rally to reach Indian consulate at 11am tomorrow.

18. Sikh Relief are feeding the farmers a diet of Chardi Kalá, through nutritious fresh fruit juice, fresh coffee, Langar, positive thought and Gurbani. Currently providing 30,000 cups of coffee a day.

19. 70 year old Gurbachan Singh is ready to travel to march to Delhi.

20. Economist Dervinder Sharma tweets, “While more than 60% of kinnow crop is still to be harvested in Punjab, prices have crashed. Against the farmgate price of Rs 17 per kg last year what farmers are getting this year is not even Rs 8 per kg, reports @htTweets”.

21. The Guardian newspaper from London writes a scathing editorial about Modi’s Govt and the new farm laws.

22. Godhi media Arnab Goswami forced to declare his income for last 17 years, as his corruption becomes a national conversation.

23. Documents emerge that show Capt Amrinder singh and many other state CMs were part of a committee that created these farm laws.

24. Protests in Mumbai get larger as more farmers from that region gain confidence to protest openly.

25. Everythings 13 has created a leaflet for diaspora worldwide to print or share digitally ahead of the Kisaan protests tomorrow. They are mother body of Sikh Press Association and Basics of Sikhi.

26. Video appears of a Singh standing on a motorbike while doing gatka with 2 kirpans on his way to Delhi.

27. Student rights activist Kanchan Nanaware who agitated for farmers, workers, & Dalit rights was accused of running a “frontal organisation” for Naxalites has died in prison spending 6 years awaiting trial under UAPA.

28. Brampton Centre MP Ramesh Sangha has been kicked out of the Liberal Caucus by PM Trudeau because he made “baseless and dangerous accusations against a number of his caucus colleagues.” He had made baseless allegations against Navdeep Bains as part of an Indian govt strategy to target active Sikhs in Canada.

29. Huge expectations and excitement on the morcha site. Some said they will not sleep tonight as they see thousands more Sangat arrive.

30. Vaheguru Mehar Karan, we want all farmers being able to send their message to BJP & Modi, but all be safe.

FARMERS UPDATE 24/1/21

Latest developments - with 20 updates. Sunday 24th Jan : Be Informed, Be Active

1. Punjabi Tribune reported that 4 more farmers have died during the protests.

2. BKU Ugrahan Ekta’s member Ughar Singh (54) s/o Ajmer singh Of Dhanda (Bathinda) has passed away due to heart attack. He had come to join the tractor parade. (Picture below of elder on bicycle). 

3. There is traffic jam from Kundali (Singhu Border) to Karnal (90 KMs) as a large number of tractors are moving towards Delhi to participate in farmers protests. 

4. As thousands more arrive every day, shelters and tents are at full capacity at the border. 

5. Farmer leaders on tractor rally requested the following for those attending the large march. - Only tractors and cars will be allowed, not trollies. Go after making security arrangements for trollies. - Pack water and food for at least 24 hours. -Make special arrangements to keep yourself warm as you may get stuck in traffic Jam. - Don’t carry any weapon including lathis.

6. Hugely controversial and hate speaking Congress MP Ravneet Bittu came to morcha today. As Sangat became aware, he was slapped up by Farmers in Delhi, then evicted from morcha. His grandfather Beanta was responsible for killing 300,000 sikh youth during his tenure as Punjab Chief Minister which he won with only 6% of the vote, as everyone else boycotted the elections. Later Jathedar Jagtar Singh Hawara, Shaheed Dilavar Singh and Bhai Balwant Singh Rajoana took his grandfather to task. Ravneet Bittu has consistently spoken against Panthic Sikhs with highly derogatory language and Punjabis and Sikhs have reacted to his hate speech.

7. Observers think Ravneet intervention today’s was designed to cause issues. He has never done anything to help Punjab. He is a just a puppy of RAW. 

8. Khalsa Camp India campaign against farmers suicides by sharing inspiring stories of valor from Sikh History in form of 2nd street play at Singhu Border today. Hundreds watched the play on sikh history. 

9. Farmers leaders laughed at the statement of Harsimrat Badal in which she stated her husband and herself have not yet been invited to Morcha. If you believe in the Morcha, then you support it. You do not wait for an invitation. 

10. Austerity, farmers style. Five tractors tied to each other to save on fuel. On the Chandigarh-Singhu highway.  (Pic below). In other pictures you will see 2-3 tractors on trucks. This is just to save fuel costs. 

11. Uttar Pradesh BJP government orders no diesel to be sold for tractors as farmers gear up for January 26 rally. 

12. In Dehradun, sikh farmers were going to hand over their demand papers to the Governor at Raj Bhawan on tractors when a scuffle broke out between the police and the farmers.

13. Observers express dismay at the route of the 26th Jan protest. It’s seems a bit toothless. 

14. Thousands of farmers marched today from Nasik towards Mumbai in solidarity with farmers protesting against the FarmLaws2020. 

15. Repealing the bills only take Panjab back to where it was before; -a state where farmers’ suicides were the highest in the world. -where farmers are forced to dig 300-400 feet underwater to get water -where the Indian Government mandates no industries can enter Panjab. This is why a much larger conversation is required about the future of Punjab. 

16. Farmers Plight conference today presented a lot of good information about the morcha. It was organised by BOSS and available of YouTube. 

17. Modi has not done one press conference since his election, however his office had plenty of time to regularly entertain Arnab Goswami. 

18. News laundry india shows that Republic Tv and Arnab Goswami have defrauded the Indian taxpayer by approximately 50+ crore by the scandal of manipulation of the ratings. 

19. "The root of Delhi's domination and exploitation of Punjab is the annexation of Sarkar-e-Khalsa in 1849. This was the last time Panth Punjab was able to govern itself autonomously, develop & implement policy in line with it own unique philosophy & needs" - NSYF. 

20. Security has been significantly increased by volunteer farmers on morcha sites due to events over the last few days.

FARMERS UPDATE 23/1/21

Latest developments - with 19 updates. Saturday 23rd Jan : Be Informed, Be Active

1. Farmer Ratan Singh (75) s/o Saudagar Singh of village Kotli Dole Shah of Amritsar district has passed away. He was part of Kisan Mazdoor Sangarsh committee. Sarvan Singh Pander said that Ratan singh was taking part in agitation since Dec 15.

2. Videos shows thousands of tractor and trolleys on the Karnal to Delhi road. The numbers at the morcha may quadruple.

3. Hemkunt Foundation tweeted, “Farmer Protestors are constantly increasing as we are moving closer towards 26th January. The number has doubled in the last 24hrs and tent cities are running at full capacity. “

4. Tractor march has been approved by Delhi police for 26th Jan Republic Day.

5. 100 KM has been approved. Farmers will be allowed to march on 3 different routes in Delhi.

6. Police have to remove all barricades so farmers can join the rally. However pictures have emerged of metal floor spikes to damage tractor tyres.

7. Gurnam Singh Chaduni once again reiterated that farmers have been peaceful since day 1 and they will continue this march peacefully. He said that over 100,000 of tractors are arriving over the next few days to join the parade.

8. More revelations from yesterday’s press conference of the assassin who was caught by farmers. The plan was one group to kill Lakha Sidhana and other Punjab activists, then another group to kill the farmer leaders. Then push the message in public it’s was infighting between the leaders and the cream of them would be dead. This would cause chaos and destroy the morcha.

9. Farmers refused to had over the assassin to local police, they handed him over to senior officers.

10. The story of the assassin changed in police custody as expected. After all he said they had sent him. This is why it was so important the farmer leaders had him confess in the press conference, so the truth came out.

11. Security has been beefed up across Singhu border protest site by volunteers anticipating activities of anti-social elements. Farmers put more barricades in roads and they are keeping a strict vigil.

12. This morcha is already the worlds biggest protest. It’s already created the world biggest free kitchen (langar). Then the morcha site has hosted immense bhagti by thousands of Sikhs doing Amrit Vela and Nitnem. Now it will create the worlds biggest vehicle rally.

13. Khalsa Aid India has installed a water purifier as a lot of health issues were faced by the farmers due to unclean drinking water. Safe drinking water was a rising need and bottled water was adding on to the plastic waste.

14. Bibian playing a massive part in the morcha. Many of the frontline at her morcha. Significantly more doing the daily farming in the fields back in the villages.

15. 20,000 vehicles participated in the Farmers protest in Mumbai.

16. In village after village, Ardas is being performed as convoys start to leave for Delhi. (Pic below)

17. Gurdwara speakers encouraging participation and educating farmers in villages.

18. The first KisanPizza food distribution was carried out in Nagpur in late Dec. To highlight farmer protests & their issues some supporters of farmers got together and distributed specially made Kisan Pizzas to the poor and needy in the middle of Nagpur city. Nagpur is the headquarters of RSS.

19. Morale in the morcha site was high today with Akhand keertan darbaars on one part, Akhand Paath happening in another site, bibian having a giddha programme, cricket and volleyball being played, then Kanwar Dhillon and other singers entertaining and educating the large crowds.

FARMERS UPDATE 22/1/21

Latest developments - with 24 updates. Friday 22nd Jan : Be Informed, Be Active

1. Assassination attempt on 4 farmer leaders uncovered today. The assassin was caught then paraded in a press conference in front of media. He was doing a reconnaissance visit and assassinations were to happen on 26th Jan.BJP alleged to be behind the assassination attempt. 

2. The assassin claimed that he had met some police official who gave him work. The plan was to kill leaders and cause disruption during farmers' tractor march on Jan 26. He claimed that their were 10 people in his gang including 2 girls Pooja and Sunita active at Singhu protest.

3. He was paraded in front of media as Farmer leaders knew the BJP would lie that it never happened. 

4. This followed the attempt yesterday to start a fire in the morcha site which had potential to kill many thousands. Fortunately the fire was quickly put out and culprit caught. Many suspect the arsonist was an undercover policeman. When farmers caught him and put out the fire, they handed him over to the police. 

5. The car of a farmer leader was smashed by Police as part of continuous harassment. It was intentionally done before the meeting to aggravate the farmer leaders. The car was clearly marked with flags and the farmer leader is well known. 

6. Amaan tweeted “You have to be extremely naive & blind to be surprised with the development at Singhu. Indian government has always operated with its agencies to derail and sabotage dissent. From “Sikhs have poisoned waters of Delhi” (84), to “Farmers would fire at police”, this is not new to us”. 

7. Farmers leaders said they will confront with state sponsored violence against them with patience and love. 

8. Other news from Farmer leaders press conference. They said this movement has spread and people from different professions have came in support of farmers. Indian Agencies are trying to disturb the movement to create violence. 

9. Today the Meeting between BJP agriculture minister and Farmers should have been 5 hours. Farmers and ministers talked less for than 30 minutes. Some are saying that talks were held only for 15 minutes.

10. Agriculture Minister Tomar turned up late like many previous meetings. Then he walked out as he had nothing new to say. 

11. Siri Akhand Path Bhog at Tikri Border today for all those farmers who passed away so far. 

12. Hundreds of thousands start to move towards Delhi for 26th Jan protest. 

13. Reports of 300,000 farmers, including bibian and children just from one district of Punjab. 

14. Policy of Lakha Sidhana and other activists to go around educating Punjab is reaping benefits. 

15. 200 Tractors & hundreds of vehicles passed through Andraya Pradesh. 

16. On President Biden’s first full day in office, the Sikh Coalition sent a letter urging the new administration to support India’s farmers and take a stand for human rights. 

17. 20 UK Trade unions come out in solidarity with farmers from Punjab and other states. The TUC said that they will continue to monitor the situation and will work closely with the International Trade Unions Confederation and global union federations, such as Industrial on any global actions that are called for international attention.

18. NDTV Ravish Kumar reads out Khalsa Aid statement against NIA letters on his channel. 

19. Executives from social media giants Facebook and Twitter, who appeared before a parliamentary committee on Thursday, January 21, faced tough questions on why they blocked the accounts of Union Home Minister Amit Shah in November 2020 and what gave them the rights to do it, NDTV reported. When the Home Minister's account was blocked, Twitter had cited "inadvertent error" under its copyright policies as the reason. "This decision was reversed immediately and the account is fully functional," the social media giant had said.

20. Melbourne Sikhs have a meeting with people from Stop Adani movement Australia & Extinction Rebellion. Looking forward to work together to raise awareness of Adanis operations and climate change. 

21. UK based orgs including BOSS holding Farmers Plight Conference on 24th Jan. Register on eventbrite. 

22. ITV news coverage of Gurpreet Singh Dhindsa and Talvinder Singh Johal who have been camping in a tent in their back garden in Hayes, in solidarity with the farmers on strike in Delhi. 

23. @BaazNewsOrg set up diaspora activities to create a platform for awareness. "We felt now is the right time to finally launch a platform where we can come together and have a home for opinions, ideas, and original reporting for the Sikh and Punjabi diaspora."

24. Sikh activists around the world are having to consider backing up all content on their sites and YouTube channels after hack attack on Basics of Sikhi YouTube channel.

FARMERS UPDATE 21/1/21

Latest developments - with 22 updates. Thursday 21st Jan : Be Informed, Be Active

1. Punjabi tribune reported three more deaths of protesting farmers. Awaiting names and details. 

2. Hundreds of thousands of farmers and families in Punjab getting ready to start traveling to Delhi to join the existing morcha for 26th Jan. 

3. Farmers leaders has rejected the govt Proposal. Meeting tomorrow. Tomar likely to give a new proposal with increased length of suspension period. Balbir Singh Rajewal said that the decision to reject the proposal was unanimous & that tomorrow’s meeting will be having agenda of repeal & MSP guarantee law. He also reiterated that tractor March will take place. 

4. Earlier in the day Delhi police denied the permissions for March.

5. Narendra Tomar has met Amit Shah at his residence. Tomar arrived short while ago. The meeting is important before all important 11th round of talks between unions and the Centre govt. 

6. Large Kabbadi tournament today at the Kisaan Morcha Site. 

7. Thousands of tractors on Panipat highway going towards Singhu border, Delhi. 

8. An old video of a person sprinkling water on wheat sacks is being made viral on social media with the claim that farmers from Punjab deliberately rot foodgrains bought at MSP to sell them to breweries. BJP IT cell going in overdrive to push this fake story. The video is also shared by National General Secretary of BJP's Youth Wing. 

9. In response to BJP IT cells propoganda today about Punjab farmers. Professor Sukhpal Singh, principal economist, Punjab Agriculture University (PAU), Ludhiana, said 89 per cent farmers in Punjab are under debt. “There is no doubt that the average farm size and income of Punjab’s farmers is higher than their counterparts in other states and our wheat and paddy are also commercial crops because of government purchase. But it is not sufficient as to meet the agriculture and non-agriculture needs of farmers of the state,” he said. “To be precise, there is Rs 1 lakh crore debt on Punjab’s farmers and if one goes by the total number of farm households, which is around 10.53 lakh in Punjab as per the 2015-16 agriculture census of the government, on an average, there is a Rs 10 lakh debt on every farm household in the state. While the average income of every farm household in Punjab is Rs 6 lakh, it should not be confused with the incomes of the small, marginal, semi-medium farmers, which is very low,” he further said, adding that cotton crop had turned out bad six years continuously from 1997 to 2003 in Punjab, due to which the farmers come under heavy debt both from banks and private sector. That debt could never be paid off and it mounted further. “If Punjab’s farmers are so prosperous then why are they leaving farming? Twelve per cent farmers have left farming and the number of small and marginal farmers has come down from five lakh in 1991 to three lakh in 2001,” said Prof Singh, adding they have either migrated to urban areas/overseas to become labourers or sold their lands.

10. To celebrate Sahib Siri Gobind Singh ji Gurpurb, sikhs distribute warm clothes to the poor. 

11. Kausik Basu, former chief economist to world bank tweeted, “It is so good to see Punjab farmers not just standing up for the cause of all farmers but providing leadership for democratic and human rights.”

12. Sikh Relief gym at the Singhu border is keeping spirits and bodies healthy in times where mental and physical health is being tested beyond regular limits.

13. Last night a man was captured who had sat a tent on fire. Fortunately, Not even a single person was harmed. Today that man was handed over to police.

14. The trolley parked from village Tihar was parked at Singhu border. It caught fire will was put off using the fire extinguishers distributed by Khalsa Aid India in the initial days when the protests had just started at Delhi borders. A major mishappening was averted due to the presence of fire extinguishers on the spot.

15. Harayana police’s barricades have been painted and pro farmers slogan have been written on them in Punjabi.

16. A group of farmers from Maharashtra have arrived at Singhu border.

17. Arun Shourie (BJP) to Karan Thapar : Modi govt doesn't understand the Sikhs. "A Sikh is always ready for a fight and, when he fights, he fights to the finish...learns this with his mother’s milk”. Govt thinks “everyone can be purchased." 

18. BJP says that it will win the municipal elections in Punjab next month : People in Punjab are not upset over the three farm laws passed by the Narendra Modi government, and farmers will vote for the BJP in large numbers in the upcoming local body elections due to these transformational reforms, said MP Dushyant Gautam, who is Chandigarh and Punjab in-charge of the party.

19. Top Godhi media spokesperson Arnab Goswami's Republic TV had reportedly gained 'unlawful' access to additional 22 million users of a Prasar Bharati's direct-to-home (DTH) service, DD FreeDish, without paying the government for it. Then he lectures Indians on nationalism. 

20. Times Now anchor Navika Kumar went on a rant last night on TV. During the episode, she spoke about values, Arnab's released WA chats, and Arnab himself. On  Twitter, a war by Indian TV anchors erupted between themselves over Arnabs what’s chat revelations. 

21. Manjinder Sirsa of DSGPC arrested in Uttar Pradesh. Later released. 

22. Sikh PA do a live Kisaan update show.

FARMERS UPDATE 20/1/21

Latest developments - with 23 updates. Wednesday 20th Jan : Be Informed, Be Active

1. Young farmer Jagjit Singh Babbu (35) s/o Gurmail Singh Fauji passed away today at Singhu Border. He belonged to village Dhat of Ludhiana. Heart attack is said to be the reason of death. 

2. Another farmer Dhana Singh (60yrs) has passed away at Tikri Border today due to heart attack. Dhana Singh belonged to BKU Ugrahan & was at the protest site since Nov 27. 

3. Nagar Kirtan at Singhu Border dedicated to Parkash Purab of Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji 

4. Supreme Court issues notice to fill the vacancy created due to the resignation of Bhupinder Singh Mann from the 4 member committee. 

5. Supreme Court has advised Govt to withdraw its application and that it is a matter of law and order which can be dealt by Delhi police. SC has said that it has no say on who can be allowed to enter Delhi and who can be denied entree, police should decide. 

6. Dhalewal says that no conclusive decision was taken in meeting with Delhi, UP & Haryana Police about 26th Jan protest rally. He said Police has not given any roadmap yet and that they await for our roadmaps and will approve or disapprove it. He said that March will go on even if delhi police disapprove. 

7. Agri companies are divided on their opinion about the laws. Company Bayer crop science maintains that the laws must be repealed. Bayer has huge market share in Punjab.

8. Talks between BJP agriculture minister Tomar & farmers unions were unsuccessful today. Next meeting on Friday. 

9. The talks started 1 hour late due to minister being late. He has done this in all meetings where he has been 30 mins later, now 1 hour. Farmers stayed patient. 

10. Balbir singh Rajewal raised the issue of NIA notices and told Tomar that Govt cannot try to intimidate agitating people using its agencies. 

11. Farmer Union leaders discussed the BJP letter calling for attacking protestors and that attackers will be shielded. Tomar clarified that the letter was fake & an FIR has been registered at Rajendra Nagar PS. Dhalewal has raised the issue of arrests of protesting farmers in HP

12. Govt has told unions that it won’t repeal the laws and that they can go to SC for the purpose of repeal. Farm Union leaders have rejected to be part of any Supreme Court proceedings. 

13. Farmer leader Chaduni initiated the discussion on MSP. Narendra Tomar said they don’t have 17 Lakh crore rupees to provide MSP.

14. Govt made proposal to suspend implementation of laws for 12-18 months. Then form a committee to look into the laws before they implement. Farmers wary and see it as a trap. They just want laws repealed. 

15. Heavy police deployment at Singhu border of Male & Female officers (towards Delhi). Seems like fresh deployment. They were not told for what or for how long they have been deployed here.

16. Thousands of Tractors start to make their way to Delhi for 26th Jan protest. 

17. Posters of Sikhs & Muslims put in New Delhi. Police said they are the most wanted. 

18. The Tractor 2 Twitter team sent an email to more than 36 foreign embassies in India to inform about the laws related to farmers. They were told how the government is trying to suppress a peaceful protest. It was also explained how the people who help farmers are being threatened with the help of NIA.

19. Shock jock & attention speaker Kangana Ranaut had her Twitter temporarily suspended due to reports she promoted violence. 

20. Leading Pandits claim Modi government and RSS are scamming money in the name of building Ayodhya temple. They said, in Babar's era, we did not get so much trouble as we are under Modi &RSS. 

21. India’s National Investigation Agency is sending more letters to sikh youth and farmers, but silent on Arnab Goswami scandal.

22. Morcha sites continue with langar served, keertan and abyass. 

23. Below are pictures of both farmers who passed away today.

FARMERS UPDATE 19/1/21

Latest developments - with 21 updates. Tuesday 19th Jan : Be Informed, Be Active

1. Two farmers passed away today. Baghel Singh passed away at Tikri Border. Nirmal Singh passed away at Singhu border. 

2. A farmer named Jagbhavan has consumed poison at Tikri Border. He has been rushed to hospital and is said to be in critical condition. He wrote a letter before consuming poison citing his helplessness & that govt is not listening to farmers.

3. Many more Sikh youths and parcharaks were served with NIA notices today. 

4. NDTV Ravish Kumar covers to story of farmer leader Surinder Singh Sidhu of Madya Pradesh. He brought thousands of farmers to morcha from Gwalior area before passing away on 13th January. Previously he was a BJP supporter who helped Agriculture Minister Tomar get elected. Tomar never even tweeted any condolence, however his opponents did. It’s does not matter how much indianess you show and even support BJP, this Modi govt has no regard for you. 

5. A large gathering of thousands of sikh  women in Punjab to condemn BJP leader Harjit Grewal in the his native village. (Pictures below) 

6. Republic day parade - Talks are underway between farmer leaders and UP, Haryana and Delhi police officials about 26th January’s tractor march.

7. Supreme Court now 3 member committee met today. One of their members had resigned. Recognizing the backlash from farmers as all four had already made public statements in favour of the laws. They said "Just because a person has expressed a view on the matter, that is not a ground for disqualification to be a member of a committee."  🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️ Well actually it should be due them now being bias. Nobody is accepted in any jury if they already have a preconceived viewpoint or outcome.

8. Shiv Kumar Kakka retracted his statement in which he had alleged that respected farmer leader Gurnam singh Chaduni got funding from a political party.

9. Delhi CM says these are the worst laws in India’s history and called for proper implementation of MSP. “Implementation of swaminathan commission will benefit every farmer of India but implementing these 3 farm laws will only benefit 4 people”. 

10. Saving Punjab - 86% of Punjabi farmers are in debt due to government conspiracies.

11. UK MP Tanmanjit Singh Dhesi questions UK Foreign Secretary about harassment via NIA and brutal treatment of farmers in India. 

12. Jasveer Singh from Sikh PA tweeted, “This is actually a big step. The Foreign Secretary has been directly questioned on India's weaponisation of their law enforcers in parliament. With such moves, no one can pretend they don't know what India is about or what Sikhs face in the nation.”

13. Mother-Daughter duo from Australia travelled to India in support of Farmers movement. 

14. In political games, the irrelevant Congress Leader Rahul Gandhi criticized new farm laws saying that laws will destroy the agriculture sector. Rahul claimed that repealing the new farm laws is the only solution. Rahul went on to say that he is 100 percent with farmers.

15. Bass news : Navdeep Bains, Disinfo Campaigns, And A Valuable Lesson For Sikh Politicians Around The World. For those in Sikh spaces what Canadian Member of Parliament Navdeep Bains experienced at the hands of the Indian state disinformation machine is not very surprising - the entire propaganda process is quite predictable - but it does hold an important lesson for Sikh politicians around the world. India will try to undermine you eventually.

16. On 16 January, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) had summoned Amanpreet Singh, director of the humanitarian NGO Khalsa Aid India, and some of its other trustees, asking them to depose before it. Two days later, it was announced that the United Kingdom-based NGO was nominated for Nobel Peace Prize. Now, the NIA has reportedly postponed the examination of the NGO's members.

17. #Arnabgate is filtering through the Indian news media as they see the extent of Arnab Goswami crimes while lecturing India on nationalism via Repulic TV. Times Now’s Navika Kumar delivered an eight-minute monologue recalling Goswami as her boss. ‘I wish he had not forgotten values in his quest for success’. 

18. NDTV Ravish Kumar asks the questions, why are NIA concerned with farmers but not Arnab Goswami illegal behaviour in breach of official secrets act. 

19. Swaranbir Singh Bradford responds to Modi congratulatory tweet to Indian cricket team with a witty response. 

20. Morale is high in Punjab as large crowds hear Lakha Sidhana speak and get ready to come to Delhi. 

21. Keertan, abyass, langar and seva continue in Chardi Kala at the morcha.

FARMERS UPDATE 18/1/21

Latest developments - with 23 updates. Monday 18th Jan : Be Informed, Be Active

1. Parvinder Singh (s/o Gurjant Singh) who was supporting farmers at Tikri Border has passed away today. He belonged to village Alokh near Malot in Punjab.

2. Govt of India has unilaterally postponed meeting with farmers unions to 20th of January 2021 at 2:00 pm. Earlier the meeting was to be held on 19 January.

3. Supreme Courts tells police to set the route of the farmers rally on 26th Jan. Police has clarified and expressed some fears and apprehensions about the rally. SC has thrown the ball in Police’s court regarding the Kisan rally. Unions expect roadmap. 

4. Supreme Court has said that after resignation of one of the member of the committee, the committee is non functional. Court will decide on the matter in next hearing. 

5. Farmer union leaders will be meeting centre for tenth round of meeting tomorrow.

6. Farmer leader Takait has said that farmers are ready to sit in till May 2024. 

7. Bhupinder Singh Mann is in Batala. His entire organization has joined BKU(Rajewal). Bhupinder Singh Mann was put in the 4 member Supreme Court committee, then resigned. He has not joined the protest. 

8. Gurnam Singh Chaduni was suspended yesterday but from today his suspension has been ended. Many activists were unhappy at the targeting of Gurnam Singh. He has one of the most active farmer leader and even agriculture minister Tomar had to reluctantly praise his activism. But attempts by communist Rajinder and others failed as SKM has cancelled the suspension of Gurnam Singh Chaduni. Chaduni cleared out the concerns and now will be regular part of the SKM. Sangat played a major role in stopping communist Rajinder try at dividing the leaders. He used derogatory language against Bapu Gurnam Singh whereas other farmer leader Balbir Singh Rajewal called him our respected brother. 

9. Hemkunt Foundation has set up Hemkunt Foundation Bazaar at Shahjahanpur border. This is very much like Khalsa Aid’s Kisan Mall at Tikri Border.

10. Shree Brar, writer of Kisan Anthem addressed Sangat at Singhu Border. He was released 2 days ago from police custody. 

11. Farmers protest has entered day 117 at Jandiala Guru and many other junctions in Punjab. These junctions have taken the shape of Singhu and Tikri borders. 

12. Women protesting against the farm laws held special programs today at Tikri Border.

13. NDTV Ravish Kumar asks why Godhi media are so quiet on notorious what’s app messages of Arnab Goswami. 

14. Arnab Goswami reputation in tatters but Godhi media making excuses where they can, but generally trying to keep scandal off the airwaves. 

15. 100 Former Bureaucrats Raise Concerns Over Transparency In PM Cares, Ask PM Modi To Make Fund Details Public. The civil servants said that the "clear absence of transparency" in every aspect of the Fund, was "disturbing" as states governments handling the challenges of the pandemic "were, and continue to be, sorely in need of financial assistance". 

16. Lakha Sidhana continues to visit districts around Punjab. He is shown a lot of love by Punjabis. 

17. Capt Amrinder Singh - I strongly condemn the issuance of NIA notices to various farmers and their supporters in the midst of the anti-farm laws agitation. Do our farmers look like secessionists and terrorists? Instead of resolving the issue, @BJP4India is resorting to harassment of our farmers.

18. Activists call out Captain Amrinder Singhs hypocrisy as Jaggi Johal has been in jail for 3 years due to NIA without trail. He never does anything to free Jaggi. 

19. Shiv Sena continue to threaten activists in Punjab media. But nobody bothers with their nonsense. 

20. Zee TV now making unfounded allegations against Canadian Minister Navdeep Bains. Even pro-india Canadian commentators say Zee TV is Modi mouthpiece and not journalism. 

21. UK sikh Talvinder Singh has been sleeping in a tent since 31 December 2020. He is doing this to show his support for the Indian Farmers Protests and also to spread awareness in the youth, especially abroad. 

22. Numerous Canadian MPs nominate Khalsa Aid for the Nobel Peace Prize as India NIA summon them for investigation. 

23. Today was a celebration of bibian contribution to the morcha. Below we share pictures of some of thousands of bibian leaders and sevadaars.

FARMERS UPDATE 17/1/21

Latest developments - with 26 updates. Sunday 17th Jan : Be Informed, Be Active

1. Farmer Avtar Singh, son of Jangir Singh Tikri of village Lohara of Sri Muktsar Sahib passed away on the border. Avtar Singh had a heart attack when he was in his trolley. Avtar Singh was supporting movement from the beginning. 

2. Farmers leaders in press conferences state 121 farmers have passed away since protest started. 

3. They said Lakhs of farmers are preparing for 26th January parade. We will show our countrymen that nation’s farmers are in danger. But Modi is not listening to them. 

4. Farmers leader laid out 26th January Tractor Parade Details: Tractors will parade on Delhi Outer Ring Road Delhi. They expect length of parade will be 50 kms. No weapons, provoking slogans, speeches will be allowed. Tractor Parade will not interrupt Republic Day Parade. Every Tractor will carry Tricolor & Farmers Flag

5. Union leaders said that they will respect the decision of Supreme Court in that matter and hope that constitutional right of protests is maintained. Ready to follow guidelines and roadmaps. 

6. Fresh NIA notices served to some more people in Punjab. 

7. Farmer unions are ready to take NIA head-on. Balbir Singh Rajewal told people who got notices not to appear at NIA's headquarters for interrogation. 

8. Deep Sidhu, Baldev Singh Sirsa, Karnail Singh who were called today by NIA did not appear before the agency.

9. NIA has started giving alternative dates saying its flexible.

10. Some of those who received NIA letters signed  joint statement on #NIAusedAgainstFarmers today. They said NIA notices symbolises frustration of Modi-Shah regime as farmersprotests are growing stronger. We stand united against cheep tactics of politically and institutionally failing regime.

11. NIA issued notice to Deep Sidhu brother Mandeep Singh Sidhu. But a day after NIA issued notice to Deep Sidhu on his screen-name instead of legal name. Unclear if NIA had misfired the first shot thinking that Mandeep was Deep?

12. Prof. Baljinderpal Singh told NIA that he was not well, NIA told him to come at his convenience.

13. Deep Sidhu continues to highlight the hypocrisies of the Indian system and how it’s misused against common person. Then calls again for fresh ideas to be accepted by the farmers unions via dialogue. 

14. Meeting of sikh organisations with Facebook left more questions than answers. Facebook reps unable to answer the questions sikhs put forward to them. Sikh organizations in the meeting were World Sikh Organization, Saldef, Sikh Press Association, Khalsa Aid Canada, Sikh Coalition and Jakara Foundation. The Sikh PA continue to ask Sangat to send them examples if sikh censorship so that have comprehensive evidence. 

15. A protest rally in Jammu was not allowed to take place today by imposing restrictions. 

16. BJP leader Shwait Malik was gheraoed today when he had gone to visit party workers in Jalandhar. 

17. Two farmers have been sent home from Sarai Aurangabad (Bahadurgarh) via ambulance due to poor health and persistent fever. 

18. Supreme Court appointed committee to meet tomorrow for the first time to carry out discussions on the farmers issue.

19. At Tikri border, an under construction Bus stand has been named Village California. Protestors were playing cricket there.

20. Protestors organized a volleyball tournament at Tikri border. 

21. After yesterday’s successful protest, more Farmer protests in Mumbai announced. 

22. Farmers' group invites Hema Malini to Punjab to explain farm laws, offers to bear all expenses. This comes after her statement against the farmers and in favour Modi as she is a BJP MP. 

23. More revelations about Republic TVs Arnab Goswami of the 500 page what’s apps messages leaked. We already know he had prior knowledge of the Pakistan air strikes and the Kashmir lockdown. Today the leaks show some alleged chats from 2019 shows Goswami and Dasgupta discussing Bollywood actor Kangana Ranaut and how she helps in generating TRPs. "Kangana is a massive rating earner", Goswami says.

24. Then in one of the alleged chats of February 14, 2019, Goswami says "This attack we have won like crazy." The message was sent on the same day when 40 CRPF personnel had lost their lives after a convoy of vehicles carrying security personnel on the Jammu Srinagar National Highway was attacked by a vehicle-borne suicide bomber at Lethpora in the Pulwama district, Jammu and Kashmir.

25. The Sangat at morcha has increased so more seva and supplies are required. Midlands Langar sevadaar Randhir Singh is still doing seva at the morcha. 

26. Below is a picture of Avtar Singh who passed away today.

FARMERS UPDATE 16/1/21

Latest developments - with 25 updates. Saturday 16th Jan : Be Informed, Be Active. 

1. Farmer Baher Singh (35) of Lambi camp passed away at Tikri Border today. Baher Singh had volunteered to stay up at nights and guard the trolleys. He slept around 3am and didn’t wake up this morning.

2. Farmer Tirath Singh Of village Naushera Punia (Tarn Taran) passed away at Ghazipur border. Tirath singh was at the border from last fifteen days. 

3. Sikh doctor arrived at the Tikri border from USA. This doctor is treating the needy for free with his team. 

4. Thousands of Mumbai residents today marched in favour of Farmers. All religions and social groups were represented. 

5. NIA has sent a notice to farm Union leader Baldev Singh Sirsa today. He has to appear at NIA headquarters tomorrow. On one side he is invited into govt buildings for negotiations of Farmer bills, then he is being investigated for being anti-National. This is the clearest evidence of manipulation of the negotiations via underhanded tactics. 

6. Over 40 sikh & Punjab activists  received these letters yesterday, more today. The authorities have not being able to divide and rule after 53 days so this is the latest attempt to get activists against each other. 

7. Observers state, “Even if you stamp your forehead with Tiraga and protest against this govt, they will find a way to prove that you are seditious. This is what dissent looks like in India.”

8. Khalsa aid issue a press notice as their India team has received NIA letters. They state they have genuine concerns about health and well being of their team along with interrogation that does not comply to international standards. 

9. Akaal channel india head received NIA letter too. 

10. Poetic Justice Foundation creates a website called www.askindiawhy.com to provide narrative on the morcha. 

11. More hugely embarrassing revelations have come out today from the 500 page of leaked what’s app messages of Republic TV Arnab Goswami. The comments show the complete depravity of this Godhi media news anchor. Despite this proof of him being happy at Indian soldiers dead at the border due to it creating ratings for him. His anti National comments are clear, but no NIA letters for him as he is one of the main voices of Godhi media. 

12. Arnab Goswami on TV keeps praising Modi for the economy, but in his what’s app he say Modi has screwed the economy. 

13. Godhi media exposed by New Laundry YouTube channel as showing a lawyer on their TV news programmes as the farmers main lawyer in Supreme Court. When in reality he has no link to farmers. He was propped up by Godhi media. They did not show the 4 actual lawyers of the farmers.

14. Khalsa Camp India sewadaars have started parchar sewa at Kisan Morcha designed as campaign against suicides, Sikhi values & rehat messages. They have planned sharing stories of extraordinary valor from Sikh History presented as street plays. The team today did multiple presentations along the length of Morcha. Audience was highly inspired and many wanted prints of the paintings. 

15. JCBs and tractors appear in videos showing Sangat on them coming to Delhi from Punjab. 

16. Kisaan rally in Denmark today. 

17. 1000 farmers, mainly females will arrive in Delhi tomorrow from Maharashtra and Gujerat. 

18. Punjab students from Ferozpur Punjab have started their bike rally to Delhi today. It will go through 12 states. 

19. A large meeting in Bangalore today of civil activists and farmer leaders to decide actions to support the farmers protests. 

20. 20 districts in Bihar today had meetings and rallies to support the farmers. 

21. 1000 farmers from Kerala reached Shahjahanpur site today. They have travelled 3000kms to reach the delhi protest. 

22. Demonstrations today in Ganjam district of Odisha today to support farmers. 

23. The vast protest has from the beginning been driven by the divine. The diversity now reflects every person of India. The tasks of daily cleaning and feeding the population of these sites have become a vast operation by volunteers. No one mindset, religion or section of society could have brought so many different people together. Only Guru Maharajs kirpa has brought this morcha together and keeps it going 50+ day’s later. 

24. The morcha sites still struggle for portable toilets as private hire companies worry about damage if security forces begin a crackdown on the protests. 

25. Below are pictures of the 2 farmers who passed away today.

FARMERS UPDATE 15/1/21

Latest developments - with 18 updates. Friday 15th Jan : Be Informed, Be Active 

1. Today’s meeting of farm leaders with Agriculture minister Tomar is inconclusive. Next meeting on 19th Jan. 

2. USA might impose sanctions on Ambani and Adani business groups.  Possibility of US sanctions on the two corporates known to be behind these laws - Ambani and Adani families under the Magnitsky Act. The Magnitsky Act is a US law that directs at human rights abusers and crooked, unethical officials worldwide.

3. US Senior Lawyer and Political Analyst Lanny J. Davis has lately published an article on the current situation and the jeopardy that the Indian government has placed itself in favoring these farm laws, resulting in political damage. 

4. Sikh organizations in clouding WSO, Sikh Press Association and many others have their 2nd meeting with Facebook about censorship today. The protests outside Facebook have brought them to the table again, however from the first meeting many months ago, Facebook  made no progress. We await any outcome of this meeting. 

5. Godhi media Zee News tweet that Bhupinder Singh Mann who resigned from 4 member committee appointed by Supreme Court was due to Canadian pressure. He confirmed in interviews that it’s purely due to him wanting to free himself from the games. It’s latest example of Zee News acting as a propoganda vehicle rather than a journalism outlet. 

6. Sikh Siyasat - The National Investigation Agency (NIA) of India has issued notices to various activists and relatives of some others in relation to a case registered under Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA). Documents available with Sikh Siyasat News (SSN) show that notices have been issued to activists, persons engaged with charity organizations/NGOs and some reporters working for Sikh TV channels based abroad.

7. Actor turned activist Deep Sidhu has revealed in a TV interview with a Punjabi web-channel that similar notice is also sent to his brother.

8. Advocate Jaspal Singh Manjhpur said that about a dozen people have contacted him after getting similar notices from NIA. 

9. The FIR is registered against Gurpatwant Singh Pannun of Sikhs For Justice (SFJ), Paramjit Singh Pamma (UK) and Hardeep Singh Nijjar (Canada).

10. 500 pages of what’s app chat of Republic TV Arnab Goswami is leaked online. His messages show his close relationship with Modi office, plus his attempts to manipulate policy. In one of the alleged chats, Goswami indicated that he 'will be meeting BJP leader Prakash Javdekar asking for help from the PMO (Prime Minister Office) with respect to his TRP scam'. Separately the messages shows Arnab knew about air strikes against Pakistan 3 days before they happened. Then him celebrating the death of Indian soldiers, despite acting as the most fierce Indian nationalist on TV. 

11. A blog has been created called humancostoffarmersprotest.blogspot.com which is documenting more details on the farmers who has passed away. 

12. Wing commander Anuma Acharya drives a Tractor during Flag March on the Army Day at farmers protest site, Ghazipur in New Delhi.

13. LONDON: Several British MPs have called for human rights provisions in any future trade deal with India, after debating in the House of Commons the persecution being experienced by minorities. 

14. UK - Slough, Gerrards Cross & Beaconsfield residents are requested to contacted their MP in reference to a push to have UK Prime Minister formally address the farmers issue. 

15. 10 senior officer bearers have left Punjab BJP & joined Shiromani Akali Dal, in protest against 3 hated Agri laws. Any association with BJP in Punjab is extremely tainted. In a joint Press conference, all members said that the party BJP has failed to understand Punjab and Agricultural conditions in Punjab. They said that party high command is insensitive to the issue of farmers. 

16. In Punjab, BJP leaders Dinesh Kumar & Shwet Malik have been gheraoed. Malik had gone for inauguration of gym whereas Dinesh was holding a meeting. 

17. New York Times article - Why Are India’s Farmers Angry? The protesting farmers fear that new laws will help giant corporations and leave them at their mercy.

18. Farmers plight conference being held in UK on 24th Jan. 

19. Singer Shree Brar of Kisan anthem released today from police custody. He thanks Sangat for support. 

20. Keertan and abyass continue morcha.