Women demonstrators from Punjab, Haryana, and Uttar Pradesh marched to Delhi on Sunday to gather at agitation sites all along Delhi border on Monday to commemorate International Women’s Day. They will be joined by students and activists, and every effort has been made to ensure that on International Women’s Day, women protesters take central stage.
On Monday, thousands of women farmers, students and activists will play a major role in the protests at Singhu, Tikri and Ghazipur on the Delhi border on International Women’s Day, ranging from the management of the venue, food and security, to sharing their stories and the importance of taking part in the farmers’ upheaval.
Thousands of women demonstrators, some of whom drove the tractors themselves, travelled to Delhi from numerous districts across Punjab and Haryana in order to attend rallies at the Delhi border protest sites.
Organizers have carried out elaborate plans to let woman farmers take center stage and all the room under the sky to acknowledge the “big but unrecognized” portion of the farming population, noting that women contribute significantly to the country’s farming sector.
The International Women’s Day (IWD) acknowledges women’s social, economic, cultural and political milestones annually on 8 March. The day also marks a call for action to accelerate sexual equality
“To mark Women’s Day, the stage will be run by women, and the speakers will also be women. There will also be a small march at the Singhu border, with information to be announced later. We expect more women to join us at various protest sites,” Kavita Kurugranthy, a senior farmer leader and member of the Samkyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM), told PTI.
The Swaraj India President Yogendra Yadav said that women would lead protests through sites “be they toll barriers or permanent protest sites.” In the meantime, women agitators who are part of the farmers’ demonstrations at Delhi’s borders have also covered the prestigious TIME magazine. The latest international cover of the magazine reads, “I’m not easily intimidated. Well, I can’t be bought.”
