Farmers Movement Archive

Farm outfits for SC judge-headed panel

Bathinda: A total of 32 farmer organisations of Punjab have demanded setting up of a probe panel headed by a sitting judge of the Supreme Court to look into the “conspiracy” behind the brutal killing of a person at Singhu border on October 15. Till the probe is under way, Union agriculture minister Narendra Singh Tomar and minister of state Kailash Chaudhary should be asked to tender resignations, organisations said. This is needed in view of pictures of the Union ministers appearing in a section of press with Nihang Sikh leader Aman Singh, who allegedly approved the killing, they claimed. In the meeting headed by farmer leader Harmeet Singh Kadian, a 5-members committee was formed to look into the episode and was asked to submit a report within the next three days. “The committee comprises farm leaders Kanwalpreet Singh Pannu, Baldev Singh Sirsa, Kaka Singh Kotda, Pargat Singh and Jatinder Singh Chhina,” said Harmeet Kadian, who urged farmer activists to reach in large numbers at the borders of Delhi to stand against those forces working against the farmer struggle. In the meeting, it was decided that the ashes of the farmers killed at Lakhimpur Kheri will be immersed at Kiratpur Sahib, Goindwal Sahib and Hussainiwala on October 24. Various yatras would be taken out in Malwa, Majha and Doaba region. The farm leaders said the Centre had allowed procurement of paddy with 19% moisture content. Kadian said due to rains in September and October, the moisture content is more, which is why the central government must give relaxation on that count.

The Times of India

2021-10-21

Chandigarh