Sangrur farmers protest, seek ‘full’ loan waiver

Tribune News Service
Sangrur, January 3

Protesting under the banner of the BKU Ugrahan, farmers today organised a march in the main market here. They gathered in front of the State Bank of India and raised slogans against the Congress government.

“The Punjab Government has cheated the farmers by not providing them a complete debt waiver. The banks have been harassing farmers and getting fraud cases registered against them with the help of blank cheque which the banks took at the time of sanctioning of loans. We will intensify our agitation in coming days,” said Amrik Singh, district president of the BKU Ugrahan.

The main demands of the farmers include return of the blank cheques, total debt waiver, and financial aid and government jobs for the relatives of the farmers who have committed suicide.