Women protesters from parts of Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh left for Delhi on Sunday to congregate at protest sites on Delhi borders to mark International Women’s Day on Monday.

You have seen them in the fields and cooking food for protesters at various protest sites in Delhi and elsewhere, now the women protesters of the farmers’ movement are on their way to the national capital for a show of strength on International Women’s Day on Monday.

Thousands of women protesters, some of them driving the tractors themselves, headed for Delhi from various districts of Punjab and Haryana to reach the national capital for a congregation at Delhi border protest sites to mark international women’s Day on Monday.

These women protesters will take the centre stage on international women’s Day at the protest sites. The farmer leaders said that elaborate arrangements have been made to celebrate International women’s Day to acknowledge the role of women in agriculture and life.

“Sanyukt Kisan Morcha has always given importance to the power of the women farmers during the agitation. Women will lead protests at all the sites — be it the toll barriers or the permanent protest sites. This is their day,” says Yogendra Yadav, president, Swaraj India.

Farmer unions have claimed that nearly 40,000 women from various parts of Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh will congregate at Delhi protest sites including Singhu, Tikri and Ghazipur borders.