Along with tweets, several photos of Khalsa Aidvolunteers are being shared on social media sites with people across the globelauding the efforts of Khalsa Aid in reaching out to those in distress.
Time and again, volunteers of the Khalsa Aid havecome forward to help out those in needs. Be it rescue of Kashmiri students backto their valley after the Pulwama attack, or the time when they gave out Eidgifts to over 500 Syrian refugees. Yet again, in the time of need, thevolunteers of the UK-based non-profit organisation have come out to assist farmerswho are protesting at the Delhi borders.
Continuing with their efforts to bring ease to thefarmers, the teams of Khalsa Aid have erected temporary shelter homes at theSinghu border. It's been 15 days since the farmers from Punjab, Haryana, UP,Madhya Pradesh and among other states are up in arms against the Centralgovernment and are away from their homes to make sure that the governmentrepeals the controversial agri laws.
While the peasants assembled in large numbers at theoutskirts of Delhi are least bothered about the peaceful sleep, Khalsa aid isleaving no stone unturned to provide homely atmosphere to the farmers at theprotesting site. Considering the hardships faced by the agitators, especiallywomen and children, Khalsa aid has placed two 300 bed capacity tents for them.Apart from the comfortable mattresses and the blankets, the tents arewaterproof to keep the farmers warm amid cold weather.
Besides, photos of food massage machines beingbrought for farmers are also viral on the social media. Tejinder Pal Singh, acity based Khalsa Aid member who has been at the border from past few dayssaid, “Amid limited supplies and unavailability of proper beds, we thought tocreate temporary homes for the farmers for their safe stay. For the security ofthe farmers, CCTV cameras have also been installed inside the tents for roundthe clock surveillance”.
In-addition special guards have been deployed toensure safety of the farmers; he said adding that while one tent willaccommodate women, in another one men will take their comfortable nap. “In viewof the prevailing Covid-19 pandemic, the tents have been sprayed withdisinfectants and hand sanitizers have been kept at the entrance to contain thecovid spread”, Singh further said.
Divulging more details, Tejinder said that they areavailable to help farmers 24*7. “They are our annadatas, and it is our responsibilityto stand with them. They are not sitting here protesting for their own rights,rather they are here for every citizen of India and ensure they are not cheatedby the corporate houses”, he said.
“Our volunteers set up tea and breakfast langarevery day to keep the farmers energised. They regularly prepare mealsthroughout the day. Since women had to struggle there in the beginning, Khalsaaid ordered 50 portable washrooms for their convenience”, he added.
Tejinder further said that, washing machines andwarm water taps have also been installed for the safe hygiene of the farmers atthe protest site.
Farmers from about 35 farm organizations, mostlyfrom Punjab, are protesting at Delhi borders since November 27 seeking repealof the three new farm laws enacted by the central government.