OPINION | FARMERS UNREST: NEGOTIATION IS THE ONLY WAY OUT
February 22, 2024 17:21 ISTFarmers alleged that police fired bullets at them injuring several of them and Shubhkaran died of bullet wounds.
Farmers alleged that police fired bullets at them injuring several of them and Shubhkaran died of bullet wounds.
Farmers protest: Baldev Singh Sirsa identified the dead farmer as Subhkaran Singh (21), a resident of Baloke village in Punjab's Bathinda district. Patiala-based Rajindra Hospital's medical superintendent HS Rekhi told reporters that three people, one of them dead, were brought to the hospital.
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Punjab farmers at Khanauri and Shambhu had resumed their agitation early in the morning after a two-day lull following the fourth round of talks on Sunday night with a panel of three Union ministers in an attempt to break the deadlock.
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The statements of these victims rubbish the claims being made by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee that the entire matter is “stage managed” by the opposition. Mamata Banerjee had alleged that the women are “lying” and “are bringing Bengal a bad name at the behest of BJP”.
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