Summary:
At Chilla border, former Armyman Ramnath Singh Sikarwar, who had fought in the Kargil war, is gearing up for another "battle".
Retired and now a social activist, he is focused on farmers` rights and busy training youngsters for the Republic Day tractor parade in Delhi.
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At Chilla border, former Armyman Ramnath Singh Sikarwar, who had fought in the Kargil war, is gearing up for another "battle".
Retired and now a social activist, he is focused on farmers` rights and busy training youngsters for the Republic Day tractor parade in Delhi.
Sikarwar, 53, a former radar technician with the Army, is one of the parade commanders and has constituted six quick response teams (QRT) of six men each to combat tear gas shells and water cannons, if any, on January 26.
In true military style, each QRT team has been assigned "code words".
And the QRT will act on “secret signals” of the parade commander.
Bhanu Pratap Singh, national president of Bharatiya Kisan Union (Bhanu) said, “We have directed all the workers from across UP and other states to report at Chilla border by Monday evening.
The parade responsibility at Chilla border has been assigned to ex-Armyman Ramnath Singh Sikarwar.
He is training the farmers now."
The Centre has failed to understand the discontent among farmers, Sikarwar said.
"We will hold a historic parade in Delhi.