On Thursday, the Kirti Kisan Union, a prominent farmers’ organization, donated Rs 5 lakh as humanitarian aid for the people of Palestine. This gesture was made to express solidarity with Palestinians enduring the hardship of the ongoing conflict. A delegation from the union, including key members like President Nirbhai Singh Dhudike and General Secretary Rajinder Singh Deep Singh Wala, met with the Palestinian ambassador to India, Abed Elrazeg Abu Jazer, at the Palestinian embassy in India.
The union, which has been vocal in advocating for peace, expressed its support for a permanent truce in the Middle East and urged the United Nations to find a sustainable solution to the Palestinian issue.
During a press conference, the union leaders condemned what they described as the “terrible genocide” being carried out by Israel with the support of major powers like the United States. The leaders criticized the ongoing violence, claiming it had resulted in the deaths of thousands and disproportionately affected vulnerable groups such as children, the elderly, and women. They highlighted the dire humanitarian conditions in Gaza, where people are deprived of essential services like food, water, electricity, and medicine.
“The images of destruction, crying children, old men and women from the Gaza Strip and the West Bank are shocking. In this period of war, the Palestinian people have been deprived of the basic necessities of life such as bread, electricity, medicine and water. The Zionist Israel is oppressing the Palestinian people under the incitement of big powers like US,” the farmer’s body said.
Drawing a parallel to the Sikh community’s historical experiences, including the Partition violence and the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, the union expressed deep empathy for the Palestinian people. They called on the global community to unite in condemning the violence and demand an immediate ceasefire.
Furthermore, the Kirti Kisan Union criticized the Israeli government’s actions, likening them to the atrocities inflicted on Jews during the Nazi regime. They also appealed to religious organizations, including the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee, to provide assistance to the people of Gaza.
“It is worth mentioning that the Jews themselves faced terrible and heartbreaking atrocities during the Second World War under Hitler’s fascist campaign, but today they themselves are writing the story of one of the most cruel and unjust events in the history of human civilization. Peace-loving, sensitive and justice-loving people from across the globe are raising their voices against this oppression and injustice being done to the Palestinian people,” they said.
