Farmer, who died at Shambhu, cremated in his native village

The last rites of farmer Resham Singh (52), a resident of Pahuwind village in Tarn Taran district who died after consuming some poisonous substance on January 9 at Shambhu border, were performed in his native village on Saturday. The body reached his house on Friday night from a hospital in Patiala where he breathed his last.

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The body was wrapped in the flag of Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee (KMSC), and local leaders of the Committee paid rich tributes to the departed soul. Harpreet Singh and Dlibag Singh Pahuwind were among the KMSC leaders who paid their last respects to farmer Resham Singh and warned the Union Government for not acceding to the genuine demands of the agitating farmers saying the contribution of Resham Singh will not go waste. The pyre was lit by Inderjit Singh, the only son of the farmer. The administration was represented by the SDM, Bhikhiwind. KMSC leader Dilbag Singh flayed political leaders for not coming to express grief as neither any MLA nor any minister had come to express condolences to the family.