A number of farmer unions on Saturday held a candle march at Khanauri and Shambu borders connecting Punjab and Haryana in view of the demise of a 21-year-old farmer, Subhkaran Singh, throughout the clashes in Khanauri on the Sangrur-Jind border.
1000’s of farmers gathered to pay tribute not solely to Shubhkaran Singh but in addition to all farmers who misplaced their lives throughout the ongoing farmers’ protest.
The household of Shubhkaran Singh additionally participated within the candle march at Khanauri border.
Based on farmers, Shubhkaran Singh died throughout conflict with police on the Punjab-Haryana border as protesters resumed their ‘Delhi Chalo’ agitation on Wednesday.
The 22-year-old farmer from Punjab’s Bathinda died throughout a conflict with Haryana Police. Some farmers alleged that he was killed within the tear fuel shelling by the police.
“Today, we have organised a candle march to remember Shubhkaran Singh and other martyrs of the Andolan. Tomorrow, we will conduct seminars at both Shambhu and Khanauri borders to raise awareness among farmers about how the WTO is impacting them,” Abhimanyu Kohard, President of BKU Naujwan advised India Immediately.
Urgent upon the necessity to uproot the World Commerce Group (WTO) and take away India from the worldwide commerce organisation, Kohard expressed his stance towards the adversarial results.
“On February 26, we will burn an effigy of the WTO, and then SKM Apolitical and other farm unions will hold a meeting. On February 29, we will announce the future course of the protest,” he stated.
Responding to a query about how the WTO is inflicting points for Indian farmers, Kohard defined, “Earlier, the WTO was the General Agreement on Trade and Tariff, which stipulated a rule that only 10% of the total grain cultivated in India should be purchased at MSP by the government. WTO rules favor Western economies like the USA but not developing economies like India”.
Gurpreet, the sister of the Shubhkaran Singh, stated, “We are not greedy for money or jobs; we only want justice. The killers of my brother should be punished.”
In the meantime, the Punjab authorities has provided Rs 1 crore compensation and a job for Shubhkaran Singh’s sister.
