BKU-Krantikari members protest over low compensation for acquired land

Tribune News Service

Patiala, July 7

Farmers associated with the Bhartiya Kisan Union (BKU)-Krantikari, today held a protest at the district administrative complex over alleged low compensation for land acquired in villages. Farmers demanded that the family of a farmer, who died of depression after acquisition of a part of his land, should be compensated with a job.

Farmers said the shamlat land of five villages, including Aakri, Sehri, Sehra, Talktu Majra and Pabra of Rajpura, were acquired. Farmers were to be compensated with Rs9 lakh per acre. A chunk of such land was a Gurpreet Singh of Aakri, farmers added.

He was not given complete compensation amount, farmers added. They alleged that local leaders, panchayat and the administration caused him all financial loss and mental harm.

Gurdhian Singh of the BKU-Krantikari, said residents of the village and the adjoining areas today held a protest and demanded that the government should now compensate the farmer’s family as he died due to depression followed by a heart attack after the matter kept on hanging for months altogether.

“We want the government to compensate the farmer’s family. The government should also provide a job to one of his kin,” he added.