Baba Ram Singh, a priest from Haryana, shot himself on Wednesday at a site of continued protests by farmers. In a handwritten note, the 65-year-old man expressed his grief at the protest against the three laws passed by Parliament in September.
In his note, he said that he felt a lot of pain for the farmers because the government is not doing them justice. It is a sin to oppress and it continues to oppress, he wrote in his note.
The priest left a handwritten note in Punjabi. (HT)
The protest entered its 21st day on Wednesday with the intervention of the Supreme Court in the stalemate. Upon hearing a public interest litigation, the superior court indicated that a panel was formed with representatives of the Center, agitating farmers and farmers from other states to reach a speedy resolution of the situation. The Center has welcomed the suggestion to establish a new panel, while the farmers have said they will not offer any way out as they want the laws to be completely withdrawn. “The government talks continuously with the farmers. Yes or no is not the end of any agitation … The government is willing to give in writing that we will continue to buy from MSP. Farmers can sell their produce inside and outside APMC markets, ”said state agriculture minister Kailash Choudhary.
Several farmers have reportedly been killed during the ongoing protest that began on November 26. The reason has been mainly the cold wave condition.
Recently, Congressional leaders Rahul Gandhi cited a news report and claimed that 11 farmers had died in 17 days. The number has risen as two road accidents also claimed the lives of four Punjab farmers.
On Wednesday, hundreds of women, including many widows of farmers believed to have committed suicide out of debt, joined the protest site on the Tikri border.
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