<p id="thickbox_headline">Large parts of the Singhu border protest site lay vacant on Friday after a number of farmers bundled up their belongings and headed home on tractors, while others worked long hours to dismantle the makeshift accommodations they built painstakingly over the last year.</p>.<p>Tractors bedecked with colourful lights rolled out of the protest site blaring songs of victory. The elderly flaunted their colourful turbans and danced with the youngsters.</p>.<p>Ladders, tarpaulin, poles and ropes lay scattered at the once-buzzing protest site, while blankets, pillows, mattresses and chairs were neatly stacked on the roadside.</p>.<p><strong>Read more: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/national-politics/havan-honour-sacrifice-ring-loud-day-before-farmers-victory-march-1059559.html" target="_blank">Havan, honour, sacrifice ring loud day before farmers' victory march </a></strong></p>.<p>The Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM), which spearheaded the farmers' agitation, had on Thursday announced the suspension of the protest that began over a year ago to seek the repeal of the Centre's farm laws.</p>.<p>Weeks after the government withdrew the contentious laws, the farmers will head home on Saturday morning.</p>.<p>Harjot Singh from Punjab's Barnala said people who had little luggage left for home on Thursday evening.</p>.<p>"Some are leaving today. Those who built large structures and had more goods will depart tomorrow," he said before breaking into a Punjabi song as tractors passed by.</p>.<p>The movement of tractors in large numbers led to a heavy traffic jam, similar to the initial days of the protest when protesters poured in from different states.</p>.<p>The young and the elderly worked together to dismantle the sturdy temporary structures erected by them on the long dusty stretch of the Delhi-Karnal road.</p>.<p>Time and again, they chanted '<em>Bole So Nihaal' </em>to pump themselves up.</p>.<p>Jassa Singh, 69, a farmer from Punjab's Faridkot said, "More men means it will be over quickly. We had ample time to build them, but we leave tomorrow. Hence, the haste... I have eaten a lot of ghee in my life. My muscles are as good as those of a 30-year-old man."</p>.<p>As the men bundled up the clothes and mattresses and swiftly loaded them onto the trucks, women prepared lunch and tea.</p>.<p>"The gas stoves and the utensils will be packed at last. We still have to cook dinner and tomorrow's breakfast," said Mai Kaur, 61, from Jalandhar in Punjab.</p>.<p>Cardboard, thermocol, iron wire mesh, PVC sheets and mosquito nets lay around the dismantled structures.</p>.<p><strong>Read more: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/north-and-central/will-defeat-injustice-with-courage-rahul-gandhi-as-farmers-leave-protest-sites-1059664.html" target="_blank">Will defeat injustice with courage: Rahul Gandhi as farmers leave protest sites </a></strong></p>.<p>The youngsters inspected the tractors, cleaned the trolleys in preparation for the journey back home.</p>.<p>They stop to have lunch, or tea, or a snack and return to work.</p>.<p>Some farmers even donated their belongings to the needy in nearby villages.</p>.<p>"We have a lot of clothes and ration that could be of use to them. Earlier we were also feeding a lot of people from neighbouring areas," said Surjeet Singh, 64, from Punjab's Hoshiarpur.</p>.<p>Before setting out for their respective places, farmers clicked group pictures and shook a leg together one last time.</p>.<p>Many volunteers, however, won't be leaving on Saturday.</p>.<p>"We have decided to stay back for some time to lend a hand to farmers who may need help in dismantling their tents and packing up belongings," said Jasveer Singh, who managed the 'Jangi Kitaab Ghar' library here.</p>.<p>Bakshish (30), who managed the 10-bed Kisan Mazdoor Ekta Hospital, said he will start packing up only after everyone has left.</p>.<p>"There should be someone to cater to medical emergencies," he said. </p>.<p><strong>Watch the latest DH videos:</strong></p>
<p id="thickbox_headline">Large parts of the Singhu border protest site lay vacant on Friday after a number of farmers bundled up their belongings and headed home on tractors, while others worked long hours to dismantle the makeshift accommodations they built painstakingly over the last year.</p>.<p>Tractors bedecked with colourful lights rolled out of the protest site blaring songs of victory. The elderly flaunted their colourful turbans and danced with the youngsters.</p>.<p>Ladders, tarpaulin, poles and ropes lay scattered at the once-buzzing protest site, while blankets, pillows, mattresses and chairs were neatly stacked on the roadside.</p>.<p><strong>Read more: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/national-politics/havan-honour-sacrifice-ring-loud-day-before-farmers-victory-march-1059559.html" target="_blank">Havan, honour, sacrifice ring loud day before farmers' victory march </a></strong></p>.<p>The Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM), which spearheaded the farmers' agitation, had on Thursday announced the suspension of the protest that began over a year ago to seek the repeal of the Centre's farm laws.</p>.<p>Weeks after the government withdrew the contentious laws, the farmers will head home on Saturday morning.</p>.<p>Harjot Singh from Punjab's Barnala said people who had little luggage left for home on Thursday evening.</p>.<p>"Some are leaving today. Those who built large structures and had more goods will depart tomorrow," he said before breaking into a Punjabi song as tractors passed by.</p>.<p>The movement of tractors in large numbers led to a heavy traffic jam, similar to the initial days of the protest when protesters poured in from different states.</p>.<p>The young and the elderly worked together to dismantle the sturdy temporary structures erected by them on the long dusty stretch of the Delhi-Karnal road.</p>.<p>Time and again, they chanted '<em>Bole So Nihaal' </em>to pump themselves up.</p>.<p>Jassa Singh, 69, a farmer from Punjab's Faridkot said, "More men means it will be over quickly. We had ample time to build them, but we leave tomorrow. Hence, the haste... I have eaten a lot of ghee in my life. My muscles are as good as those of a 30-year-old man."</p>.<p>As the men bundled up the clothes and mattresses and swiftly loaded them onto the trucks, women prepared lunch and tea.</p>.<p>"The gas stoves and the utensils will be packed at last. We still have to cook dinner and tomorrow's breakfast," said Mai Kaur, 61, from Jalandhar in Punjab.</p>.<p>Cardboard, thermocol, iron wire mesh, PVC sheets and mosquito nets lay around the dismantled structures.</p>.<p><strong>Read more: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/north-and-central/will-defeat-injustice-with-courage-rahul-gandhi-as-farmers-leave-protest-sites-1059664.html" target="_blank">Will defeat injustice with courage: Rahul Gandhi as farmers leave protest sites </a></strong></p>.<p>The youngsters inspected the tractors, cleaned the trolleys in preparation for the journey back home.</p>.<p>They stop to have lunch, or tea, or a snack and return to work.</p>.<p>Some farmers even donated their belongings to the needy in nearby villages.</p>.<p>"We have a lot of clothes and ration that could be of use to them. Earlier we were also feeding a lot of people from neighbouring areas," said Surjeet Singh, 64, from Punjab's Hoshiarpur.</p>.<p>Before setting out for their respective places, farmers clicked group pictures and shook a leg together one last time.</p>.<p>Many volunteers, however, won't be leaving on Saturday.</p>.<p>"We have decided to stay back for some time to lend a hand to farmers who may need help in dismantling their tents and packing up belongings," said Jasveer Singh, who managed the 'Jangi Kitaab Ghar' library here.</p>.<p>Bakshish (30), who managed the 10-bed Kisan Mazdoor Ekta Hospital, said he will start packing up only after everyone has left.</p>.<p>"There should be someone to cater to medical emergencies," he said. </p>.<p><strong>Watch the latest DH videos:</strong></p>