Punjab: Back from Delhi agitation, carpenter dies by suicide in Barnala
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Punjab: Back from Delhi agitation, carpenter dies by suicide in Barnala
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BATHINDA: A carpenter, who had gone to farm protests on Delhi border to renovate tractor-trolleys for approaching summer, committed suicide at his home in Barnala on Thursday night. According to his family, Jaimal Singh Wala village resident Satwant Singh took the extreme step as he had been feeling dejected over the plight of farmers who have been protesting against three agro-market laws introduced by the Centre. Satwant (28) had spent many days at protests while refurbishing trolleys. He had accompanied activists of farm organisation BKU (Ekta Sidhupur). The farm organisation has demanded a financial compensation of Rs 5 lakh for Jaswant’s family. Satwant’s father Gurcharan Singh said after returning from farm protest, Satwant had been talking about the plight of farmers and how they were continuing with the protest. “He ended life only after being influenced by the farm struggle,” he said, adding that their family had been planning to soon solemnise his marriage and the engagement had been held in January.
Publisher
The Times of India
Date
2021-02-27
Coverage
Amritsar