Jalandhar: Farmers seek compensation, job for deceased farmers’ kin

Jalandhar, September 17

Farmers of the Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee, Punjab, led by district president Salwinder Singh Jania and Gurmail Singh Rerwan, on Friday submitted a demand letter to the DC seeking compensation for the victim farmers’ families.

KMSC district president Salwinder Singh Jania and the general secretary urged the government that at least Rs 5-lakh monetary aid should be provided to those families who lost a member of the family during the ongoing protest on Delhi borders.

They also demanded that at least one member of the family of deceased farmers should be provided with a job and the debts of the victim farmers’ families should be waived.

Their other demands included addressing the dearth of urea fertiliser, payment of girdawari on damaged paddy crops due to rain and immediate issuance of compensation, repeal of all three farm laws, etc. They also demanded that the MSP for 23 crops should be provided, the rising costs of oils and food prices be curbed, the Electricity Amendment Bill 2020 and Air Pollution Act 2020 should be withdrawn.

They also condemned the reduction of subsidies from 80 per cent to 40 per cent in agricultural implements. — TNS

Seek debt waiver

Other demands of the Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee included debt waiver of the victim farmers’ families, dearth of urea fertiliser, payment of girdawari on damaged paddy crops due to rain and immediate issuance of compensation.