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Farmers raise slogans during a panchayat on the National Highway-9, near Ghazipur in New Delhi. (Representational image)
At a time when the nation is fighting the second wave of coronavirus, Bharatiya Kisan Union (Kisan Sarkar) spokesperson Bhopal Singh on Thursday appealed to protesting farmers to postpone their agitation for the time being saying we must be the nation in these difficult times. Two farmers died at Singhu border due to corona. If farmers keep dying like this who will agitate? So I d like to request farmers that looking at the crisis in the country, we must postpone agitation for the time being, Bhopal Singh said.
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Two farmers die near Delhi-Haryana Singhu border, 1 found Covid positive
Two farmers from Punjab, who were part of the group protesting here against the new farm laws, passed away with one of them found COVID positive, officials said on Wednesday.
The two farmers â Balbir Singh (50) and Mahender Singh (70) â residents of Patiala and Ludhiana respectively â died on Tuesday. They were part of the group protesting near the Singhu Border.
Sonipat s Chief Medical Officer Jaswant Singh Punia said Balbir had been suffering from fever for a couple of days. He was declared brought dead at a government hospital and a test revealed that he had COVID, said Punia.
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Sonepat (Haryana), May 19
Two farmers from Punjab, who were part of the group protesting here against the new farm laws, passed away with one of them found Covid positive, officials said on Wednesday.
The two farmers – Balbir Singh (50) and Mahender Singh (70) – residents of Patiala and Ludhiana respectively – died on Tuesday.
They were part of the group protesting near the Singhu Border.
Sonepat’s Chief Medical Officer Jaswant Singh Punia said Balbir had been suffering from fever for a couple of days.
He was declared brought dead at a government hospital and a test revealed that he had COVID, said Punia.