Farmer who tried to commit suicide on Shambhu border, dies in Patiala hospital
Farmer who tried to commit suicide on Shambhu border, dies in Patiala hospital
A57-year-old farmer, who allegedly attempted suicide by consuming a poisonous substance at the Shambhu border during the farmers’ protest on December 14, died at the Government Rajindra Hospital on Wednesday, reported news agency PTI.
Ranjodh Singh, who hails from Ratanheri village in Ludhiana district, reportedly took his own life as he was troubled by the deteriorating health of farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal.
Dallewal has been fasting unto death, indefinitely at the Khanauri border since November 26, farmer leaders said.Singh is survived by his parents, wife, daughter and a son. He had been participating in the ongoing protest by Punjab farmers at Shambhu border in support of various demands, including a legal guarantee of MSP for crops.
Farmers under the groups of Samyukta Kisan Morcha (non-political) and Kisan Mazdoor Morcha have been camping at Shambhu and Khanauri border points between Punjab and Haryana since February 13 after their muliple marches to Delhi were stopped by security forces.
For the past three weeks, Dallewal has been on fast-unto-death, and has refused medical aid, despite government intervention.Punjab advocate general Singh said, “His vitals are fine at the moment, but the doctors have said that indoor admission would be in his best interest,” Singh said.
The Supreme Court on Wednesday stated that “the court’s doors are always open to any suggestion or demand by farmers”, after talks with the Punjab government failed.Apart from Dallewal’s 23 day fast, farmers also conducted a ‘rail roko’ march for three hours in 52 locations across the state today.Afghanistan: Air pollution poses deadly threat to Kabul residents
