NOIDA: Alarmed with the insinuations and the attempts by the government and administration to scuttle their protest, the farmers are getting smarter.
As a safety mechanism, the farmers are using a special pair of eyes and ears to protect them from miscreants and elements aiming to weaken their struggle.
Two youths who once dreamt of becoming Army officers are helping the farmers keep an eye on such elements and watch out for miscreants.
Lakshmikant and Raja- two youths from Firozobad who are both in their twenties stay out with the national spokesperson Satish Chaudhary during their protest.
While the duo once aimed at becoming Army officers, they are now dressed in full black as black cat commandos and keep an eye on all kinds of elements visiting the protest spot.
“Whether we have to sleep without a meal, we know how to answer bricks with stones. We are not helpless but it our values which stop us from any untoward thing. We are Gandhiwadi (followers of Gandhi) and not terrorists. The government’s intention is to project farmers as terrorists. There have been attempts by our administration and government to weaken out struggle by planting miscreants. At Sindhu border, farmers caught hold of such miscreants who tried to destabilize their agitation. So, we thought to develop our own defence mechanism,” he said.
The two youths are a part of this mechanism to help the farmers stop anyone trying to indulging in any such activity.
The youth wearing full black, said they were like a protective force for farmers.
“We have been trained as bouncers by a retired army officer in Firozabad. We are here to protect the farmers,” Lakshmikant told media persons.
Chaudhary said that they will encourage such youths who want to join their protest and help keep an eye on any miscreants.
Farmers protesting at the Sindhu border alleged that around six miscreants were reportedly caught from the spot allegedly trying to shoot videos of women being "tutored" to say that farmers were misbehaving with them.
Farmer leaders handed over the men to the police alleging that it was a sinister plan of the central government to weaken their protest.