Two more farmers die at Tikri border
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Title
Two more farmers die at Tikri border
Description
FEROZEPUR/BATHINDA: A farmer from Mehmujoyia village in Ferozepur and an 18-year-old man from Chaoke village in Bathinda, who were participating in the ongoing agitation against the Centre’s farm laws in Tikri (Delhi-Bahadurgarh border), died on Saturday. Kashmiri Lal (50), who was from Guruhar Sahai sub-division in Ferozepur district, had a heart-related ailment on December 31 night, following which he was taken to Bahadurgarh civil hospital. He was sent back to his village on Friday, but he breathed his last in the night. Narinder Singh Joga, a farm body functionary, said Kashmiri Lal participated in the months-long dharna by farmers at Mehmujoyia toll plaza against the farm laws. The other deceased, Jashanpreet, whose family owns three acres of land, had reached only on Saturday. He is said to have died of cardiac arrest, said BKU Ekta Ugrahan leader Jasbir Singh.
Publisher
The Times of India
Date
2021-01-03
Coverage
Amritsar