Hisar farmer ends life at Tikri

Tribune News Service

Jhajjar, March 7

A 48-year-old farmer ended his life by hanging himself from a tree at the Tikri-Bahadurgarh border on Sunday. He left a note blaming the three contentious farm laws for the extreme step.

The deceased, who was actively participating in the farmers’ agitation, has been identified as Rajbir of Sisay village in Hisar district. The incident came to light when fellow farmers spotted his body hanging from the tree near the Kasar village turn in the wee hours today and informed the police.

In a suicide note, Rajbir called upon the farmers to go back home only after the three farm laws are repealed and the minimum support price (MSP) is guaranteed. He asked the Union Government to fulfil his last wish and repeal the laws.

The Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM), Haryana, has expressed grief over the tragic incident.

“The note left behind by the deceased shows the extent of anguish among the protesting farmers as a result of utter insensitivity of the Modi government,” said Inderjeet Singh, an SKM leader.

He claimed these sacrifices would not go waste and the people would “severely punish the BJP and JJP”.

Hisar: The tragic incident of suicide by a farmer, Rajbir Kaliraman (48) of Sisay village in Hisar district, at the protest site on Tikri border last night has come as a shock for the family. He left a note blaming the three contentious farm laws for the extreme step.

Hundreds of villagers attended the last rites of the deceased. A sense of outrage prevailed in the village as the locals are upset with the government over its apathy towards farmers. Ajit Singh, a former sarpanch of the village, blamed the government for the suicide.

“The government is neither accepting the farmers’ demands nor has it been able to make the agitated farmers understand the benefits of the new laws. It’s shocking that the farmers are left to fend for themselves as the senior functionaries of the government have turned a blind eye to the happenings at the Delhi borders,” said Baljit Sihag, another villager.

The family owns one acre land which was the sole means of livelihood for the family. The victim’s farmer has been an active participant in the protest at Tikri border.

Rajesh Singh, another villager, said despite meagre resources to support the family, Rajbir was a man of progressive thought. “He has a 24-year-old daughter Pinki, who is pursing MSc and a 21-year-old son Manjeet,” said Singh.

Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM) Haryana has expressed a deep sense of grief on the tragic incident.

32-yr-old Karnal farmer dies at Singhu

Karnal: A 32-year-old farmer, Harinder Singh, a resident of Thari village in the district, was found dead under mysterious circumstances at the Singhu border on Sunday morning. Harinder owned two acres agricultural land and he was participating in the farmers’ protest against the three farm-laws ever since the dharna was started there on November 27. tns