Farmers Movement Archive

Baba Ram Singh’s mortal remains consigned to flames

The mortal remains of Sant Baba Ram Singh, who ended his life at the Singhu border in support of the agitating farmers, were consigned to flames in Singhra village of Karnal district on Friday. Thousands of followers, including politicians, religious gurus and farmer leaders from Punjab, Haryana and other states came to pay their last respects to the 65-year-old sant. Preachers read out his suicide note and some pages from his personal diary during the last rites. They claimed that Baba Ram Singh had been writing about the farmers ever since he first joined them at the Delhi border on December 9. In the suicide note that he left behind before allegedly shooting himself, Baba Ram Singh had written that he was pained to see the insensitivity of the government towards the plight of the farmers.Sacrifice of Baba Ram Singh, farmers won’t go in vain: Dhindsa Shiromani Akali Dal (Democratic) leader and former finance minister Parminder Singh Dhindsa on Friday said the sacrifice of Baba Ram Singh and other farmers would not be allowed to go in vain.Dhindsa, who attended the cremation of Sikh preacher Baba Ram Singh at his native village in Karnal, said that farmers were asking for their rights and the government should listen to their voice and repeal all three laws. “Baba Ram Singh had dedicated his life to the service of people and sacrificed his life looking at the farmers’ suffering,” he said in a statement. He appealed to the Centre to resolve the issues of the farmers without any delay.

Hindustan Times

18-12-2020

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