Women took the driver’s seat during the rehearsals for Tiranga Yatra, literally, on Friday, driving tractors through Jind’s Uchana — the Assembly constituency of Haryana Deputy Chief Minister Dushyant Chautala — as part of their preparations for Independence Day. The farmers have announced to undertake Tiranga Yatras on the occasion of Independence Day in different parts of Haryana on August 15. On Friday, women from villages surrounding Jind reached Uchana with their tractors to join the Tiranga Yatra rehearsals, with the male members of their family accompanying them while being perched on the side seats. There is no doubt that women will again lead from the front in our Tiranga Yatra. We will show our strength on August 15 to those who say only a handful of people are now supporting the farmers’ agitation.

Source: Indian Express August 13, 2021 17:26 UTC