2 farmers killed, 7 injured in accident

Our Correspondent

Fatehgarh Sahib, December 17

Two farmers were killed and seven injured in a road accident when they were returning from the Singhu border after attending the farmers’ protest against the three agricultural laws.

The farmers were killed when a tempo hit the tractor-trailer they were travelling in.

The deceased have been identified as Sukhdev Singh of Dadiana village in Fatehgarh Sahib and Deep Singh of Popla village in SAS Nagar.

Surinder Singh Lohari, general secretary, BKU Ekta (Sidhupur), said more than 20 farmers have lost their lives since the protest started. He said all those who laid their lives will be given the statue of ‘Shaheed farmers’, who sacrificed their lives to save the future generations of the farmers.

The mortal remains of Sukhdev Singh were cremated at Dadiana village. On behalf of the district administration, tehsildar Avtar Singh attended the funeral. He expressed deep concern over the tragic death.

Leaders of various farm unions demanded a government job for the family and compensation from the CM’s relief fund. They urged the tehsildar to forward their demand to the state government.

Protester falls into ditch, dies

Sangrur: A Jhaneri farmer died at the Kundli border on Wednesday night after he fell into a ditch. After the post-mortem, farmers took his body to his native village. “Bhim Singh (36) died on Wednesday night after falling into a ditch near the Kundli border,” said Gurmeet Singh, a Bhartiya Kisan Union (Dakaunda) leader from Jhaneri. In the past few days, many protesting farmers have lost their lives in accidents. TNS