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New Delhi: The international non-governmental organisation Khalsa Aid has set up a Kisan Mall at Tikri border in Delhi to provide items of daily use to protesting farmers for free.
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The racks of the mall are stocked with everything from toothbrushes, toothpaste, soaps, oil, shampoo and vaseline to combs, mufflers, healing pads, knee pads, thermal suits, shawls and blankets.
“We distribute a token to farmers through Khalsa Aid with which they can procure items from Kisan Mall. They arrive here with a token. We have made a list of things available. All things which are of daily use are available here. Khalsa Aid volunteers pick things as per the requirements of farmers and give it to them in the bag. We distribute over 500 tokens every day,” Guru Charan, the store manager told ANI.
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Earlier this month, the NGO had set up a foot massage centre for the farmers who are protesting against the farm laws at the Singhu border.
The Central government has asked farmer unions to give them a time and date for the next round of discussions that will be held in Vigyan Bhawan with ministers.
Till date, the talks between farmers and the Central government have remained inconclusive.
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The farmers have been protesting on different borders of the Delhi since November 26 against the three newly enacted farm laws – Farmers’ Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Act, 2020, the Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Act, 2020 and the Essential Commodities (Amendment) Act, 2020.
