Wheelchair-bound man reaches Singhu to celebrate farm law protest anniversary
New Delhi Nov 26 PTI Ratandeep cannot walk talk eat or even defecate without help but he reached Singhu border on Friday in a wheelchair to participate in the celebrations to mark one year of the farmers protest against the central farm lawsThat he is happy could be gauged by his smile and the gestures he made to his mother Harpreet Kaur 45He was a healthy child till he was four Meningitis gave him permanent disabilities and changed the course of his life she saidWe could have left him with his grandparents but it would not have been the right thing to do He cannot convey his feelings in words but I know he is happy being part of the movement Kaur from Ludhiana saidAre you happy puttar his father Gurmeet Singh asked immediately Ratandeep 25 looked at his mother smiled and made a gesture that suggested he was excitedThe reason the family brought Ratandeep to the Singhu border was to inspire people to fight for their collective rights despite all oddsHis limbs do not work he cannot talk but he is still here He has contributed to the cause This will give him confidence and inspire others Kaur saidThis was the second time Ratandeep and his family were here after December 26 last yearWe could not come often because of the problem he faces outdoors It is tough when he has to urinate and defecate There are no toilet for specially-abled people here Kaur saidPunjabi and Haryanvi celebratory music filled in the air at the Singhu border protest site on Friday as farmers danced atop their tractors bedecked with lights and posters and took out symbolic marches to mark one year of the movement against the three farm laws the government is set to withdraw formallyFarmers flaunting colourful turbans sunshades long beards and twirling moustaches danced on the roofs of tractors distributed laddoos and hugged each other to mark the occasion that seemed like a festivalThousands of them flocked to the site over the last few days buoyed by the governments announcement to repeal the farms laws to mark the completion of one year of a dogged protest that saw a long dusty patch of the Delhi-Karnal road between the national capital and Sonepat turning into a makeshift town with bamboo huts and all basic amenities one could think ofChildren and elderly men and women carried flags of their farmer unions and raised slogans of victory Inquilab Zindabad and Majdoor Kisan Ekta Zindabad amid passionate non-stop beating of drumsThe assembly area near the centrestage saw a large gathering like the early days of the protestThe attendees included businessmen professionals lawyers teachers among others belonging to families of farmers PTI GVS SRY
New Delhi Nov 26 PTI Ratandeep cannot walk talk eat or even defecate without help but he reached Singhu border on Friday in a wheelchair to participate in the celebrations to mark one year of the farmers protest against the central farm lawsThat he is happy could be gauged by his smile and the gestures he made to his mother Harpreet Kaur 45He was a healthy child till he was four Meningitis gave him permanent disabilities and changed the course of his life she saidWe could have left him with his grandparents but it would not have been the right thing to do He cannot convey his feelings in words but I know he is happy being part of the movement Kaur from Ludhiana saidAre you happy puttar his father Gurmeet Singh asked immediately Ratandeep 25 looked at his mother smiled and made a gesture that suggested he was excitedThe reason the family brought Ratandeep to the Singhu border was to inspire people to fight for their collective rights despite all oddsHis limbs do not work he cannot talk but he is still here He has contributed to the cause This will give him confidence and inspire others Kaur saidThis was the second time Ratandeep and his family were here after December 26 last yearWe could not come often because of the problem he faces outdoors It is tough when he has to urinate and defecate There are no toilet for specially-abled people here Kaur saidPunjabi and Haryanvi celebratory music filled in the air at the Singhu border protest site on Friday as farmers danced atop their tractors bedecked with lights and posters and took out symbolic marches to mark one year of the movement against the three farm laws the government is set to withdraw formallyFarmers flaunting colourful turbans sunshades long beards and twirling moustaches danced on the roofs of tractors distributed laddoos and hugged each other to mark the occasion that seemed like a festivalThousands of them flocked to the site over the last few days buoyed by the governments announcement to repeal the farms laws to mark the completion of one year of a dogged protest that saw a long dusty patch of the Delhi-Karnal road between the national capital and Sonepat turning into a makeshift town with bamboo huts and all basic amenities one could think ofChildren and elderly men and women carried flags of their farmer unions and raised slogans of victory Inquilab Zindabad and Majdoor Kisan Ekta Zindabad amid passionate non-stop beating of drumsThe assembly area near the centrestage saw a large gathering like the early days of the protestThe attendees included businessmen professionals lawyers teachers among others belonging to families of farmers PTI GVS SRY
