BATHINDA: A protesting farmer died at the Shambhu border early Friday, marking the 36th fatality in nearly a year of protests that began at the Shambhu and Khanauri borders on February 13, 2024. Farmers have been demanding a legal guarantee for a minimum support price based on the C2+50% formula.
The deceased, Pargat Singh (65) from Kakkar village in Amritsar district, owned two acres of land. Farmer leader Sarvan Singh Pandher reported that Pargat collapsed after waking up in the morning. Fellow protesters rushed him to the hospital, where he was declared dead. The exact cause of death will be determined after the viscera report.
Pandher has called for a compensation of Rs 5 lakh and a job for Pargat’s family. He also urged the central government to address the farmers’ demands before more lives are lost.
