Never give up! Yes, the farmers at the Delhi borders relentlessly focus on their mission, despite the second wave of Covid having completely overshadowed their protest against the three farm laws. With many still continue to head towards Tikri and Singhu sites, the Sanyunkt Kisan Morcha leaders have set another task—prepare for Covid emergencies.

While adherence to Covid protocols is being regularly announced, a makeshift hospital at the Singhu border has been set up and the availability of oxygen cylinders and concentrators underway. A team of doctors is at the site to attend to people falling sick, area sprayed with sanitizer etc and appeal to activists to refrain from coming for a couple of weeks, as the numbers shouldn’t go beyond 10,000.

Interestingly, the next round of Assembly polls in 2022, specially in UP, is on the radar. A roadmap is underway to launch a campaign against the ruling-BJP and have leaders move thereafter lifting of lockdown. Guess, the Centre has underestimated the farmers, like the handling of the pandemic.