Tributes paid to farmers who died in protest

Ludhiana, December 20

Residents paid tributes to farmers who have died during the ongoing agitation against the three farm Acts. Residents in a large number gathered on the Railway road outside the district office of the BJP where tributes were paid to them.

Members of the Shiv Sena Hindustan, Congress Kisan Cell, Jan Shakti Morcha and several other social groups took part in the event.

Krishan Sharma and Chandarkant Chadha of the Shiv Sena Hindustan said two-minute silence was also observed at the site for the departed souls.

They said despite the fact that the BJP was claiming that these Acts were in favour of the farmers, its leaders were not able to hold talks with the farmers to prove their point.

They said over 30 farmers have sacrificed their lives in the ongoing agitation and now, the Central Government should withdraw these Acts and should provide Rs 1-crore compensation to kin of the farmers died in the protest. — TNS