Cabinet Minister Vijay Singla gives Rs 25 lakh compensation to the families of five farmers who lost their life in farmers agitation
Cabinet Minister Vijay Singla gives Rs 25 lakh compensation to the families of five farmers who lost their life in farmers agitation
– Punjab government committed to safeguard the interests of farmers
Mansa, May 21
Led by Chief Minister Punjab Bhagwant Singh Mann the Punjab government is committed to safeguard the interests of farmers in state. Health and Family Welfare Minister Vijay Singla said this while distributing compensation worth Rs 25 lacs to the families of 5 people who have lost their lives during farm agitation.
He added that around 700 farmers had lost their lives protesting against draconian agrarian laws that were later repealed.
He said that the Aam Aadmi Party in state will always stand by the farmer in their thick and thin times.
Earlier Budhlada MLA Mr Budh Ram said that public policies are being tailored as for the need of common man on the directions of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann. Area MLA Sardulgarh Gurpreet Singh banawali added that no kind of compensation can compensate for the loss of life yet the Punjab government was trying its best to fill the void by helping affected families in their hour of need.
DC Jaspreet Singh, ADC (D) T Benith and others were present.
