Candlelight march to pay tribute to Pulwama martyrs, kisans

Tribune News Service

Amritsar, February 14

Members of farmer unions and general public on Sunday paid tributes to the martyrs of Pulwama attack and those who had died during the ongoing farmer protest to get the three controversial agriculture laws repealed.

A large number of activists gathered at Bhandari Bridge and paid homage to the martyred jawans and kisans. The farmer leaders stated that around 235 farmers have lost their lives during the ongoing agitation.

The members of different farmer unions and members of many social and progressive organisations were present on the occasion.

They also took out a candlelight march to pay s to the martyrs. Speaking on the occasion, prominent farmer leader Rattan Singh Randhawa said that common masses were being deprived of their basic needs to benefit the corporate houses.

“If the three agriculture laws are implemented and corporates set up a monopoly over food, the life for common masses will become difficult,” said Randhawa, adding that real purchasing power of the majority of the people has already gone down due to spiraling inflation.

Other prominent leaders and activists present on the occasion included Harjeet Singh Jheeta, Davinder Singh, Balwinder Singh Dudala, Dhanwant Singh Khatrae Kalan, Sucha Singh Ajnala, Kawaljit Kaur and others.