Two More Farmers Opposing New Laws Die At Delhi Borders, Taking The Toll To Over 70

A farmer died after returning to his home village Dhande in Punjab's Samrala from Singhu border. The deceased identified as Naib Singh fell sick a day after returning from Delhi protest site where he had been agitating for the past 70 days. Farmers' protest has entered Day 80th today.

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Naib Singh of village Dhande had gone back from Singhu to his village in Samrala after falling ill. He too have died. @punjabitribune reports

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Another 72-year-old farmer from Moga district died of heart attack at the Singhu border on Thursday. The deceased was identified as Hansa Singh of Said Mohammad village at Dharamkot in Moga district of Punjab. His associates said Hansa had gone to the Singhu border 76 days ago. Eyewitnesses say he stepped out of his tent that evening, collapsed and fell down. They carried him back, but he was dead. Then, they informed the family members of the deceased.

Another farmer died at Singhu border. Hansa Singh of Moga District died due to cardiac arrest.

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Farmers' unions say 70 farmers died

On January 16, farmers¡¯ unions said that 70 farmers died at the protest sites. Many farmers have died due to road accidents, heart attacks and cold stroke from November 24 while protesting at Delhi¡¯s borders. Some even committed suicide, while some died at home after picking illness at the borders.

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An amar kisan jyoti has also been organised at Singhu border in the memory of farmers who have died during farmers' protest.

Amar Kisan Jyoti at Singhu border in memory of farmers who died during farmer protest. pic.twitter.com/POsH18fnSD

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Last month, a farmer protesting against the new farm laws died by suicide at the Tikri border. In December, a lawyer from Punjab allegedly committed suicide by consuming poison a few kilometres from the Tikri border.

Past incidents of deaths

A Sikh preacher, Sant Ram Singh, had also allegedly ended his life near the Singhu border protest site claiming that he was "unable to bear the pain of the farmers".

A 22-year-old farmer had also allegedly committed suicide in Punjab's Bathinda after returning from a protest site near the Delhi border. A 65-year-old farmer from Punjab had also attempted suicide by consuming some poisonous substance near the Singhu border.

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The Centre has held several rounds of formal talks with the representatives of farmers to resolve the issue over the farm laws, but failed to achieve any concrete solution with the unions sticking to their main demand for the repeal of the legislations.

Remember, thousands of farmers, mainly from Haryana and Punjab, have been protesting at various border points of Delhi for over two months now, insisting on repeal of the Centre's three laws.