Delhi capital, State of India

The Punjabi Cultural Council (PCC) on Sunday urged the Centre to consider extending ex-gratia benefits to the farmers who have lost their lives during the ongoing farmers' protests in the national capital.Apart from writing a letter to Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar, the council has also urged Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal for personal intervention in helping the farmers at Delhi borders with proactive support."Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, and Madhya Pradesh have already lost 149 precious lives during protests in Delhi since November 25. In addition to this, 13 farmers have sacrificed their lives in Punjab during the rail roko stir since September 2019. This is unacceptable as any loss of life is a gross injustice to our farmers who are toiling hard for the nation besides providing jobs to farm labour," they said in the letter.The council also underlined that chief ministers of Punjab, Delhi, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Kerala and West Bengal have also expressed their concerns over the three farm laws passed by the Centre in the Parliament last year."The PCC has sought personal intervention of Union Minister Narendra Singh Tomar towards ensuring these affected families with all support as their breadwinners have sacrificed their lives while struggling at Delhi borders in very adverse conditions," the press release issued by them said.It added, "The Council has also submitted a list of all deceased farmers to the union minister to provide active assistance and cooperation to the bereaved families in every way possible in a greater spirit of our gratitude towards our Anndatas.""The BJP-led NDA government must realise the implications of their catastrophic attempts to benefit crony capitalists at the cost of farmers who have not only pulled India from being a begging bowl to make it a nation with food surplus, but has also brought revenues for state and central governments," said PCC Chairman Harjeet Singh Grewal.Farmers have been protesting on the different borders of the national capital since November 26 against the three newly enacted farm laws - Farmers' Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Act, 2020; the Farmers Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and farm Services Act 2020 and the Essential Commodities (Amendment) Act, 2020.( With inputs from ANI )Disclaimer: This post has been auto-published from an agency feed without any modifications to the text and has not been reviewed by an editor

Delhi CapitalFOLLOW

Delhi capital, Latest News

Special Commissioner of Police (CP), Intelligence in Delhi Police, Dependra Pathak on Sunday said that three routes have been determined for the farmer leaders' tractor rally from three border points of Delhi. ...

The central government on Saturday informed that avian influenza or bird flu has been confirmed in nine states for poultry birds and in 12 states for the crow, migratory and wild birds till January 24. ...

Two days before the Republic Day celebration, Delhi police on Sunday made a revelation that over 300 Twitter handles were created from Pakistan from January 13 to 18 to disturb farmers' tractor rally. ...

Two days before the Republic Day celebration, Delhi police on Sunday made a revelation that over 300 Twitter handles were created from Pakistan from January 13 to 18 to disturb farmers' tractor rally. ...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said that the 'Vocal for Local' initiative can be strengthened by 'Ek Bharat-Shreshtha Bharat', and the success of the 'Atmanirbhar Bharat' initiative is dependent on the country's youth. ...

Delhi police have formally given permission for the protesting farmers' tractor rally--Kisan tractor rally-- to be held on January 26, said Yogendra Yadav, chief of Swaraj India on Sunday. ...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday interacted with artists, who will be performing in the 75th Republic Day Parade on January 26 and lauded the country's socio-cultural heritage, while urging citizens to do whatever they can for the betterment of ...

The Punjabi Cultural Council (PCC) on Sunday urged the Centre to consider extending ex-gratia benefits to the farmers who have lost their lives during the ongoing farmers' protests in the national capital. ...