Seeking ‘justice’, woman faints at CM’s function

Anirudh Gupta

Ferozepur, April 19

A woman, Nanko Bai, who has been seeking Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal’s intervention in a land matter, fell unconscious near the stage after nobody paid heed to her grievance at the state-level function held to mark the 124th birth centenary of Dr BR Ambedkar here today.

Ahead of the CM’s arrival, her husband, Sohan Singh, who had been sitting on protest in front of the District Administrative Complex for the past several weeks, was also whisked away by the police along with other family members, including daughter-in-law, daughter and three grandchildren.

Sohan Singh has been protesting in front of the Deputy Commissioner’s office against the alleged attempts being made to usurp his land across the border fencing near Gandhu Khilcia Uttar village in Mamdot block.

After all their protests went in vain, Nanko wanted to meet the CM today. But no one allowed her to meet Badal and the moment he left the venue, the woman fell unconscious. She was rushed to the Civil Hospital in an ambulance.

Sohan Singh, who was dropped by the police near the venue after the function was over, said he had been moving from pillar to post to secure the ownership of his 2 acre land, which he had been tilling since 20 years.