Punjab gives Rs 5 lakh cheque to farmer’s family
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Punjab gives Rs 5 lakh cheque to farmer’s family
Description
BATHINDA: Punjab school education minister Vijay Inder Singla handed a Rs 5-lakh cheque to the famiy of farmer Dhanna Singh of Khiali Chahla village in Mansa district, who passed away while participating in the ongoing protest against farm laws. Singla gave the cheque to the deceased farmer’s wife, Manjit Kaur. Dhanna died in a road accident on November 27, while going to Delhi on a tractor. Also, two farmers accompanying him sustained injuries in the accident. Singla said the Punjab government always stood firm with farmers, their families and farmer associations. He said Dhanna had lost his life for the rights of farmers. He said the Punjab government was committed to providing quality education to the children of the deceased farmer and treatment to injured farmers Baljinder Singh and Jagtar Singh. Singla said Punjab government, from the beginning, had taken stern action against the black laws passed by PM Narendra Modi government and working to address the grievances of farmers and farmer associations as Punjab was the first state in the country where all three laws were repealed. At the same time, a new law was enacted under which there was a provision of imprisonment of up to three years to anyone who bought crops below MSP.
Publisher
The Times of India
Date
2020-12-07
Coverage
Amritsar