Farm leader dies after brief illness

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Updated At : 01:29 PM Jun 02, 2021 IST

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Our Correspondent
Hoshiarpur, June 1

Farm leader Lakhwinder Singh Lakhi, who had been constantly protesting against the three agri laws at Sutehri, died at a hospital in Jalandhar. Lakkhi had fallen ill while sitting on a dharna a few days ago.

Harbans Singh Sangha, chief, Azad Kisan Committee Doaba, said those present at the dharna in front of Reliance’s showroom took Lakhi to a local hospital where doctor advised him to get him admitted to a super speciality hospital.

Sangha said his family admitted him to a hospital in Jalandhar on May 23 where he breathed his last on May 31. “Due to the stubbornness of the Central Government, many farmers are getting martyred. We will return from the borders of Delhi only after getting our demands fulfilled,” said Sangha.

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