It is also about our future, says farmer kid between online classes

Farmers protesting at Narela in New Delhi

You may call it day as usual but it is amid the most unusual of circumstances that children of farmers sitting in protests at the Delhi borders attend their regular classes online.

As the protest by the farmers from Haryana and Punjab and several connecting states entered the eighth day on Thursday, and the stir took off with the early morning prayers, these kids logged in to their virtual classrooms.

"I am here to support my father, my uncle and our community. It's not just the present, but our future at stake," said Kunal, who studies in Class 9 in a Jalandhar school.

As the roads to Singhu, Tikri, Ghazipur and Chilla continue to remain disrupted by the gathering of the agrarian community demanding repeal of 'black laws', thousands have been forced to setup temporary homes using stubbles.

As both parents and in some cases even grandparent moved toward Delhi along with tens of thousands of others to chokehold Delhi until their demands were met, children had little option but to tag along.

With all schools still conducting classes online in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, it has been a boon for them as they have not to lose any of their classes and assignments.

These school going children at Delhi's borders are protesting along with their families, and simultaneously taking part in one of the most important uprising of their time.

Speaking to IANS, Kunal said, "I am studying in 9th standard. I along with my family of 15 people have come in tractor trolley. I am currently attending my class and would resume to be a part of the protest as it ends."

"I regularly attend classes and at the same time become an active part of the protests," Kunal said the protesters would not move until the three agricultural laws are taken back.

While Kunal is just one, there are many like him who attend their classes and also participate in the protest. They also serve Langar and take part in any activity as required by the elders.

As the fourth round of talks continue, security of the area has been beefed up with addition of one more layer of barricading.

The farmers have been sitting on protest for over a week at Delhi-Haryana and Delhi-Uttar Pradesh borders after setting out on November 25.

Thousands and thousands of them have been camping at the Singhu border, while several other groups have blocked the entry at the Delhi-Haryana border in Tikri, and the Delhi-Uttar Pradesh's Ghazipur and Chilla.

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