Deceased farmer’s kin get relief

Tribune News Service

Mansa, December 6

Cabinet Minister Vijay Inder Singla today paid tributes to Dhanna Singh, the farmer who died while participating in the ongoing protests. The minister handed over a cheque of Rs 5 lakh to the victim’s family, which was received by the deceased farmer’s wife Manjit Kaur and other members.

Singla said the Punjab Government supported the farmers and their families. Earlier, residents of Kheyali Chalan Wali village had “attained martyrdom”, and now, the Dhanna Singh gave his life for the rights of the farmers.

He promised that the state was committed to providing education to the children of the deceased farmer and treatment to the injured farmers, namely Baljinder Singh and Jagtar Singh.