Expressing solidarity with the victim families of thedeceased farmers who lost their lives during agitation against black farmlaws, next of kin of the farmers, thePunjab Chief Minister Mr Charanjit Singh Channi on Sunday handed over theappointment letters of government jobs to the aggrieved families.
The Chief Minister, accompanied by Deputy Chief MinisterMr Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa, visited the house of labourer late S SukhpalSingh (30) at village Mandi Kalan in Bathinda and handed over the appointmentletter of government job to S Natha Singh, the elder brother of the deceased.
It may be recalled that Sukhpal Singh was indisposedduring the dharna at Tikri border and underwent treatment at PGI, where he diedon March 31, 2021.
Expressinggratitude to theChief Minister for this benovalent gesture, Natha Singh saidthat as per the announcement made by the Punjab Government they had already gotfinancial assistance worth Rs. 5 lakh, on the Bhog of the Sukhpal Singh, whichis being utilised to rebuilt their dilapidated house.
Similarly, both the Chief Minister and Deputy ChiefMinister also handed over an appointment letter to S Gurmail Singh of Chaukevillage in Rampura Tehsil of Bathinda as his only son late Jashanpreet Singh(18) had died at Tikri Border on January, 2 this year.
Striking an emotional chord with the family members ofthe deceased, the Chief Minister said that the state government is committed tobail them in this hour of crisis. He said that these farmers/ farm labourershad sacrificed their lives at altar of the motherland during agitation againstdraconian farm laws. Mr Channi said that it is shameful that due toanti-farmers policies of the Modi government, the hard working and resilientfarmers of the state who had made India a self reliant country in food productionare on the roads.
The Chief Minister bemoaned that due to the apathy of thecentre government several precious lives of the food growers have been lost.However, he said that realising they immense contribution of farmers the Punjabgovernment had decided to give government jobs to the next of kin of deceasedfarmers adding that this promise is now being fulfilled by them. Mr Channiassured the farmers that no stone will be left unturned for their well being in these difficult time .
Reiterating his government’s firm commitment to oppose these anti-farmers laws, theChief Minister said that they will not allow these laws to be implemented inthe state. He said that Punjab assembly has already rejected these laws becausethey are primarily aimed at ruining the farmers just to pursue the vestedinterests of big industrialists and corporate houses.Mr Channi said that thisis government of the farmers and it will stand for them in every thick and thinto safeguard their interests at every cost.