Farmers Movement Archive

BKU seeks relief, job for deceased farmers’ kin

Mansa, December 30Demanding compensation to families of deceased farmers who died during the ongoing protest at the Delhi borders, government job to the next of kin and debt relief, scores of farmers under the banner of Bhartiya Kisan Union (Ekta Ugrahan) staged a protest in front of office of Deputy Commissioner, Mansa.The union members have announced that if these “genuine” demands are not fulfilled by the district administration and state government, the protest would continue indefinitely.Ram Singh Bhaini Bagha, district president of the union, said, “While on the one hand, the state government has been expressing grief over the deaths of farmers at protest venues at Delhi borders, on the other hand, its shying away from providing adequate help to the family members of the deceased farmers. The body of Darshan Singh, a farmer who had died over a week ago, is lying at government hospital, Budhlada. Not even a single government representative has met or expressed solidarity with his family till now.”“Octogenarian Tej Kaur, a resident of Varhe village, had died during a protest in Mansa 19 days ago, but demands made by the family members and union have not been fulfilled by the administration till now,” added Bhaini Bagha.The union has demanded that Rs 10 lakh as compensation to the family of deceased farmers and labourers, a government job to the kin of the deceased and waiver of all debts.

The Tribune

2020-12-31