With farmers set to take a name on their march to Delhi on Thursday, the Haryana Police has sought the cancellation of passports and visas of those that have been concerned in violence through the agitation.
Protesting farmers from Punjab have been tenting on the Khanauri and Shambhu factors on the Punjab-Haryana border since February 13 after their march to the nationwide capital was stopped by safety personnel.
They’re agitating to press the central authorities to simply accept their calls for, together with a authorized assure for a minimal help value (MSP) for crops and a farm mortgage waiver.
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The Punjab Police registered a homicide case towards an unidentified individual over the demise of Shubhkaran Singh (21), who was a local of Bathinda, on February 21. Twelve safety personnel have been additionally injured in clashes with the protesting farmers at Khanauri.
A candlelight vigil was held by varied NGOs in Amritsar in tribute to Shubhkaran Singh.
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The registration of the FIR brings to an finish the stalemate between the farmers and the Punjab authorities and paves the best way for autopsy of the physique. Farmer leaders have been adamant that an FIR be registered earlier than permitting the autopsy.
Shubhkaran Singh’s physique is being saved at a mortuary of Rajindra Hospital in Patiala and is more likely to be cremated right now.
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Farmer chief Sarwan Singh Pandher stated the homicide case was registered below sections 302 (homicide) and 114 (abettor current when offence is dedicated). He additionally stated Shubhkaran Singh’s physique will probably be taken to Khanauri earlier than his cremation.
Earlier, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann had introduced a compensation of Rs 1 crore and a authorities job for Shubhkaran Singh’s sister.
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In the meantime, the Haryana Police stated they’ve recognized the farmers who’ve been concerned in violence throughout their agitation and added it might ask the respective embassies and authorities to cancel their visas and passports.
“We have now recognized these concerned in violence coming to Haryana from Punjab within the identify of farmers’ protest. We have now recognized them with CCTV cameras and drone cameras. We are going to request the ministry and embassy to cancel their visas and passports. Their pictures, identify and deal with will probably be given to the passport workplace. We’re engaged on cancelling their passports,” stated DSP Ambala Joginder Sharma.
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The Samyukta Kisan Morcha (Non-Political) and the Kisan Mazdoor Morcha are spearheading the ‘Dilli Chalo’ protest and are additionally demanding the implementation of the Swaminathan Fee’s suggestions, pension for farmers and farm labourers, no hike in electrical energy tariff, withdrawal of police instances and “justice” for the victims of the 2021 Lakhimpur Kheri violence, reinstatement of the Land Acquisition Act, 2013, and compensation to the households of the farmers who died throughout a earlier agitation in 2020-21.
(with inputs from Satender Chauhan and PTI)
