For the past several weeks, 60-year-old Jagdev Singh has been clicking photos of the ongoing agitation by farmers demanding minimum support prices for crops, loan waivers, and pensions.
"I document the essence of the protest- the struggles and aspirations of the farmers," Jagdev says. / Photo: Md Meharban / Photo: TRT World
The Shambhu border post in the northern state of Punjab has been at the heart of the farmers' protest in India for nearly a month. "Every day, journalists and photographers come for hours and leave. I am here to document all the difficult moments round the clock," Jagdev asserts, reaffirming his commitment to both protesting and documenting the events at the site.
The accident took him years to recover from. In 2020, during the last farmers' agitation against three controversial farm laws, Jagdev returned to his camera. “Here, every farmer is making some contribution and I am also doing my part by taking the pictures. This fight is for the future of our children,” says Singh, father of a daughter and a son.
The government initiated talks with farmer unions to dissuade them from marching to Delhi, but the negotiations failed on at least three occasions.
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