Farmers Say Won’t March To Delhi For 2 Days, 1 Dies During Protest

A farmer has died at Haryana’s Khanauri border, the place protesting farmers clashed with the police this night. Farmers’ group AIKS (All-India Kisan Sabha) alleged he died in the course of the police motion, which the Haryana police have denied. The farmers have additionally suspended their protest march to Delhi for 2 days, although the sit-in protest will proceed.

A health care provider at a Patiala hospital the place Shubh Karan Singh was taken, mentioned he had sustained a bullet wound. A autopsy is awaited.

“Three sufferers have come to us from Khanauri. One in every of them was lifeless on arrival, the opposite two are steady and appear to have sustained bullet accidents… however it could’t be confirmed,” mentioned Dr Rekhi, the Senior Medical Officer of Patiala’s Rajendra Hospital.

“The one who was lifeless on arrival had a bullet harm on his head, however extra particulars resembling dimension of the bullet can solely be confirmed after postmortem,” he added.

The Haryana Police had fired tear fuel shells on the advancing farmers to thwart their makes an attempt to breach the barricades on the border, the farmers mentioned. The march was persevering with after the farmer leaders rejected a proposal made by the federal government yesterday. It was the fourth spherical of talks to interrupt the impasse.

The Haryana Police have denied any demise. A submit from the police deal with on X, previously Twitter, learn, “In keeping with the data obtained thus far, no farmer has died at this time… That is only a hearsay. There may be details about two policemen and one protestor being injured at Information Singh-Khanori border who’s present process remedy.

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann confirmed the demise. Describing how he was performing because the interlocuter, he mentioned, “As quickly as I got here to know and noticed the video, I received goosebumps, I felt very unhappy,” he instructed reporters.

After the demise, two farmer teams issued indignant statements, blaming the state police and the Central authorities.  

Shubh Karan Singh’s demise “is a direct results of police motion,” learn a press release from the AIKS. “This killing exposes the brutality of the Modi regime even whereas claiming to be ‘farmer-friendly’. The BJP authorities in Haryana led by Manohar Lal Khattar is treating protesting farmers—who’re marching in the direction of Delhi— like enemy troopers and is finishing up war-like operations,” the assertion added.

“The Prime Minister and the Government that did not implement the settlement with SKM signed on ninth December 2021 are solely chargeable for the current disaster and the causality,” learn a press release from Samyukt Kisan Morcha or SKM.    

Shubh Karan Singh, 23, was a resident of Bathinda. He was the son of Charanjit Singh, residents of village Valo in Bathinda district, mentioned farmer chief Kaka Singh Kotra. His physique has been stored on the Rajendra Hospital.

The younger farmer, Mr Mann mentioned, was the proprietor of two acres. His mom died early and he was raised by his grandmother. He had two sisters. “Why did he have to go there? He needed to go to Delhi, why did he have to remain at Khanauri or Shambhu,” Bhagwant Mann mentioned.

The Protest

The farmers have been protesting with a collection of calls for, which embody enactment of a regulation to ensure a Minimal Assist Worth for all crops, farmer mortgage waiver and the implementation of the Swaminathan Fee advice.

Over the last spherical of talks, which ended previous midnight Sunday, a panel of three Union ministers had proposed shopping for 5 crops — moong dal, urad dal, tur dal, maize and cotton — from farmers at minimal help worth for 5 years by means of central businesses.

Union Minister Anurag Thakur at this time mentioned, “Earlier additionally, we                       have been prepared for discussions. Nonetheless we’re prepared and sooner or later additionally we can be prepared. We have no downside, they’re our ‘Annadatas'”.

Union Agriculture Minister Arjun Munda, who’s a part of the federal government panel, has appealed to the protesters to take care of peace and resolve points by means of discussions.