Hundreds bid adieu to lawyer who ended life in farmers' support

Fazilka, December 29

Jalalabad advocate Amarjit Singh Rai, who ended his life during the farmers’ protest at the Tikri border a few days ago, was cremated today. A large number of farmers and town residents participated in the funeral.

Seeking a compensation of Rs 5 lakh for the family, complete loan waiver and a government job for Rai’s son, a joint delegation of the BKU (Ekta Ugrahan), with which the deceased was associated, and advocates presented a memorandum of demands to the Fazilka Deputy Commissioner.

Jalalabad Bar Association president Rohit Dahuja said Rai had been practising in Jalalabad for the past 27 years. Dahuja demanded the martyr’s status for the advocate, who was concerned and pained by the farmers’ plight. — OC