Farmersin the national capital continue to raise their voice opposing the newprovisions made in the three farm Bills enacted by the Central government. Forthe past 17 days, farmers have been protesting at the Singhu, Tikri, Chilla andGhazipur borders continuously.
Atthe same time 'langars' are being organised at various Delhi borders to feedthe farmers where different kinds of delicious dishes are also being preparedat these 'langars' with their fragrance spreading all across the Ghazipurborder.
Asthe farmers wake up in the morning, they prepare a variety of snacks for theirfellow comrades, including potatoes, cabbage and bread pakoras. At the sametime, tea made from buffalo milk brought from their respective villages is alsoserved with 'pakoras'.
Forfarmers from various places in Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand,'langar seva' is being provided at places other than the national capital aswell. This is the reason that distinct kinds of dishes are being made in the'langar' and served to the protesting farmers.
Witheach passing day, farmers have also included dishes such as 'Dal Kadhi', 'milkkheer', 'gajar ki kheer' etc which are served in the 'langar seva'. At the sametime, the food menu is being changed everyday. On some days, 'gajar ka halwa'is being prepared while on other days 'kheer' made from sugar cane juice isprepared and served to all farmers at the Ghazipur border.
Afarmer preparing a langar for other farmers at the border said, "On Sundaywe will make jalebi for our farmer brothers."
'Langarseva' is being carried by several gurdwaras in Delhi for the farmers camping atthe Ghazipur border. Local people are also participating in the service and arecoming forward serving the farmers.
MahtabAlam from Vaishali in Uttar Pradesh's Ghaziabad district told IANS, "Ihave been coming to the Ghazipur border since the last 10 days, I am also theson of a farmer. I try to serve all the farmer brethren as much as possible. Ihave been bringing 100 bananas and biscuits daily at the border for the last 10days."
Mehtabwas accompanied by his four-year-old son on Sunday, who served biscuits withhis own hands to all the farmers at the Ghazipur border.
Fruits,medicines, dry fruits, water have been arranged for the farmers protesting atthe Ghazipur border while the aroma coming from different kinds of dishes isnow seen spreading at the border. From morning to night, several langars areprepared for the service of farmers.
Duringthe afternoon and night, the farmers prepare 'Kadhi Chawal', 'black chanasabzi' and 'finger chips pakora' for their fellow farmer brothers at theborder. At the same time, 'Tawa ki Roti', 'Mix Veg', 'Matar Paneer' and 'ShahiPaneer' are also served to the protesting farmers.
Atpresent, many stalls have been set up at the border where tea and langar areprepared. Utensils and other food items continue to reach the vehicles ofgurdwaras nearby so that there is no shortage.
Everydaysome new dish is being prepared at the border to eat for farmers. Not only thisthe children living in the surrounding areas are also enjoying eating all thesedishes. Children also get Maggi, macaroni, apples, oranges and fruit juices.
Theworkers of Gurudwara Langar Sahib (Nanded), who came all the way fromMaharashtra to east Delhi's Ghazipur border, have been present here for morethan 10 days. Sandeep Singh, who came from the gurudwara, told IANS, "Tillnow we have fed our farmer brothers making matar paneer, pakoras, khoya ladoos,Kadhi-chawal, gajar-potato vegetable and mixed vegetables."
"Thenumber of our farmer brothers we can serve with our langar is the least we can.All the people who have come here at the Ghazipur border are our brothers,whether they are farmers or not, the langar service is for everyone,"Singh added.
"Ifa person comes even at 2 a.m. in the night, we will feed him food and providehim/her a blanket to keep warm."
Apartfrom the Delhi-Haryana border, farmers continue to protest at the Delhi-UPborder. Langars are being run here to feed the farmers. Along with it medicalfacilities and mobile as well as toilets have also been arranged.