During Farmers Protests Woman Claims The Government Snatched Her Sandals To Stop Protests
The woman named Thakur Heeta Bharti said that she was the president of the Kisan Ekta Sangh's Mahila Morcha
In the wake of the ongoing farmers' protest, a woman has claimed that "cops and the government" snatched her sandals so as to halt the protests.
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According to India Today, the woman named Thakur Heeta Bharti said that she was the president of the Kisan Ekta Sangh's Mahila Morcha.
"I am Thakur Geeta Bharti, President of Kisan Ekta Sangh Women's Wing. The police and the government snatched my sandals thinking that farmers will stop protesting. But, I will fight barefoot. I will file an FIR against them. I managed to buy a pair of sandals somehow. Now, where will I get them from? The government has to return my sandals," Thakur Geeta Bharti said in the video.
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@yadavakhilesh should go and meet this woman. She needs his support. She needs his help. She needs a new pair of sandals. https://t.co/TJpRE6DEc4 pic.twitter.com/MFPCgG0Y9C
¡ª SanJay Desai (@Sir_SanJayDesai) December 7, 2020
As soon as the video went viral, #GeetaBhatiKiSandalWapasKaro started trending on Twitter. People have been reacting hilariously to the video and the bizarre trend on the micro-blogging site has been flooded with memes on the same.
Those accompanying her shouted slogans while others burst into laughter after her weird claims. Bharti has also demanded that Modi government return her sandals.
Anger against the three central farm legislations has been simmering since September. For the last three days, thousands of farmers from Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh have been marching toward the national capital and are nearing the borders.
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Farmers believe that dismantling the mandi system will bring an end to the assured procurement of their crops at MSP. Similarly, farmers believe the price assurance legislation may offer protection to farmers against price exploitation, but will not prescribe the mechanism for price fixation.
