85 Year Old Man Fought 4 Wars For India
An 85 year old war veteran took part in the farmers protest. Watch our video to learn more about him.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that the farm laws will be repealed.The surprise announcement came on an auspicious day for Sikhs, Guru Nanak Jayanti. Farmers were very happy with this decision and they celebrated across the country. This is because for almost 1 year they were strongly protesting. They slept in tents in Delhi in the freezing cold, many farmers died, etc. One of them is an 85-year-old man, Subedar Amarjit Singh. Hailing from Naino Kot village in Gurdaspur district, Singh is no stranger to fighting wars. In 1962, he fought the Indo-China War and was imprisoned for nine months after it. He was a part of the army in the 1965 and 1971 Indo-Pakistan wars, after which he retired as the Subedar. He said the protest against the laws is like the fourth war for him. Donning his war medals, he was present at the Singhu Border, and pictures went viral on all social media platforms. Subedar Amarjit Singh has been away from home since December 14, 2020.
Battling the severe weather conditions, he stayed put with the rest of the farmers by living in a tractor-trolley. He is happy the government listened to the farmers and removed the laws. However, many feel that this was a ploy ahead of upcoming Punjab and Uttar Pradesh Assembly Elections. Bhartiya Kisan Union leader, Rakesh Tikait, stated that the agitation would only cease once the laws are officially repealed in the Parliament. Until then, the protests will go on.
