Chandigarh, October 22
Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister Randeep Singh Nabha today handed over cheques for Rs 50 lakh each to the victim families of the farmers and a journalist killed in the Lakhimpur Kheri incident on October 3.
On October 7, CM Charanjit Singh Channi, on a visit to Lakhimpur Kehri, had announced Rs 50 lakh compensation to the victims’ families. Nabha met the aggrieved families in Lucknow and handed over the cheques. He welcomed the suo motu action taken by the Supreme Court in the incident and demanding a time-bound probe to ensure justice to the victims.
“The Punjab Government has already given a government job each to a member of the bereaved families of 157 farmers who died during the ongoing agitation,” said Nabha. Four farmers — Daljit Singh, Gurwinder Singh, Lovepreet Singh, Nachhatar Singh — besides journalist Raman Kashyap had lost their lives in the incident. — TNS
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