In a protest against the farm laws whose implementation has been stayed by the government, many people have died and some committed suicide. Even after some people were seen holding placards at the protest site trying to make farmers aware to shun the idea of committing suicide, five more farmers have died in various parts of Punjab.
Baba Naseeb Singh Mann, aged 55, shot himself in his village at Faridkot on Monday. A suicide has been recovered after the incident that has shaken his villagers. In a video shot of December 20 last year, he had said that if the government wouldn't pay heed to the needs of the farmers, they will have no option left but to commit suicide. He termed it a 'shahadat' sacrifice.
Another farmer, Lovepreet Singh, aged 26, died after returning from the protest site. He belonged to a Swai Ke Village in the Mamdot area. In Muktsar Sahib, two more farmers named Avtar Singh, aged 79 and Jagtar Singh have died.
While Avtar Singh was a resident of Lohara village. He died of cardiac arrest. He had gone to Delhi on December 17. Jagtar Singh died on cardiac arrest on yesterday who belonged to Barkandi village. Jagdish Singh, aged 61, died on the border who belonged to Lundewala village, reportedly by cardiac arrest.
Another farmer Harpinder Singh died in a hospital at Ludhiana after developing some health issues at Tikri border.
Labh Singh (49) who consumed a poisonous substance in a protest against farm laws on Monday died. He belonged to Sirthala in Ludhiana. Amidst intensified protests, farmer's suicide have shot up. Now as the Supreme Court stayed the implementation of laws, farmers have got a breather.
Meanwhile, farmers are not happy with the committee being organized to resolve the issues.