Farmers Movement Archive

Union gathers details of farmers who died in protest

Ambala: Bharatiya Kisan Union Haryana (Charuni) on Monday started collecting data of those Haryana farmers who died during the agitation against the three farm laws. BKU Haryana (Charuni) state president Gurnam Singh Charuni said, “The family members of all our brothers and sisters who got martyred in the farmers’ agitation from Haryana have been requested to contact our union member Jagdeep Singh Aulakh at his mobile number 9896409460 through WhatsApp. We have requested to provide the details including Aadhaar card, copy of FIR, name, village, district and mobile number of the family members so that we can keep full information in our record.” Charuni said, “About 10-15 Haryana farmers have been martyred and the exact data is being compiled. The motive to collect this data is to ensure justice to these farmers of Haryana who have contributed with their lives in this agitation against the black laws of the Centre. We want to keep a record, so that the data can be obtained whenever required. The family members of these farmers will be helped by our union and we will ensure justice for them through the government as well.” He said, “As of now, there has been no help or financial aid from the state government in Haryana to these farmers who died in this agitation. So far, we have not kept any demand before the Central or state government about any relief to the family members of those who got martyred.”

The Times of India

2021-01-05

Chandigarh