Rs 5 lakh given as relief to kin of deceased farmer
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Rs 5 lakh given as relief to kin of deceased farmer
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Jalandhar, February 4Chairman of the Punjab State Board of Technical Education and Industrial Training Mohinder Singh Kaypee and Sub-Divisional Magistrate-1 Dr Jai Inder Singh on Thursday handed over a cheque for Rs5 lakh to the family of a farmer, who died during the ongoing protest against the farm laws at Singhu border.Farmer Bhupinder Singh of Bolina village had gone to Singhu border and was taken to a hospital at Panipat after he developed fever and some other health issue on January 25 and died during treatment the next day. The cremation was held at the village on January 27. While handing over the cheque, Kaypee expressed deep sympathy with the family and said the government would stand with the farmer’s family and assured all kinds of support to them. He said Bhupinder Singh had lost his life for the rights of farmers and the Union Government must consider their demands of repealing three laws immediately.
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The Tribune
Date
2021-02-05