Firemen From Haryana Set Up 'Gol Gappa Langar' At Singhu Border. It Becomes A Hit
The farmer's protest against the three farm laws at Delhi borders has garnered attention from across the globe, but apart from the?continuing disagreement between the government and the agitating farmers, there are also a few heartening moments that took place at the Singhu border.?
This Christmas, a fireman, Surender Kamboj, and his friends decided to spice up langar by distributing?'gol gappas'?for free to those protesting at the border.
A team of?firemen from the Rania fire station, Sirsa, Haryana, who had come to the Singhu border to support the protest decided to start?a?langar?of?gol gappas?at the site after they saw a little boy chasing the vendor without any money to buy the?gol gappas.?
This even as the vendor had barely made any money with people preferring to eat at the community kitchen at the protest site.?
The?'gol gappa langar' was a delectable festive treat for protesting farmers and also the 'chaat seller' who had earned only???500 in three days, barely enough for survival.
"The?'gol gappa'?seller had not earned anything as people have been eating at 'langars' (community kitchen). He could sell his stock and we got a chance to do 'Sewa' (service). It was a win-win situation for everybody," Ravindra Kumar, Kamboj's colleague told PTI.
It was a Christmas miracle for Mohammad Salim, the?'gol gappa'?seller, who said?Kamboj gave him???1,000 which was more than what he expected. He had earned just???500 in the last three days.
"Everything is available for free at the 'langar', anything you can think of. Initially, I did not set up the stall thinking the protest would end in a few days. But it continued and I had to come out with my cart of?'gol gappas'. I could not have stayed home forever," said the 26-year-old vendor and resident of Kundli village.
This comes a day after the non-governmental organisation Khalsa Aid set up a Kisan Mall at the Tikri border of New Delhi. The mall has been established keeping in view the problems faced by the farmers and provides essential items for free.
The mall offers?toothbrushes, toothpaste, soap, shampoo, comb, muffler, heating pad, knee caps, thermal suits, shawls, and blankets, among a variety of other things.?
