After the two alleged suicidal deaths in the recent past with regard to the three contentious agricultural laws by a Sikh preacher shooting himself and a sixty five year old farmer from Punjab attempting to consume poison near Singhu border with a 22 year old farmer in Bhatinda Punjab commuting suicide after returning back from a protest site near Delhi border expressing their immense anger against the ruling political dispensation at the centre, yesterday one more case of a suicidal death of a lawyer have been allegedly reported from the Tikri border, few kilometres away from the outskirts of the protest site in Delhi.
According to the news afloat, a lawyer namely Amarjeet Singh of Jalalabad in Punjab had allegedly consumed poison at Tikri border who was later on ferried to hospital in Rohtak, Haryana, being declared brought dead.
It is being said that the deceased has allegedly left behind a typed suicide note in English about taking the drastic step of consuming poison and committing suicide in support of the ongoing farmers agitation in order to compel the government to heed to their demands regarding repeal of the three agricultural laws.
The police is trying to investigate the authenticity n veracity of the suicide note and had already informed the deceased’s family members about the lawyers suicidal death.
According to the suicide note being circulated in the social media as well, signed by late Amarjeet Singh Advocate, member, Bar Association Jalalabad and signed with a green inkpen, with the title: Letter to Modi, it said : The general public of India has given you absolute majority, Power and faith for saving and prosper their life…, But with great sorrow and pains I have to say that the common people like farmers and labourers are feeling defrauded by your three agricultural black bills inevitably leading to their worst lives.
The public is on tracks and roads not for votes but for the livelihood of their families and generations. He added : the life of the people is the life of the God. I offer my sacrifice in support of this worldwide agitation to shake your deaf n dump conscience.
It may be recalled that while three suicidal deaths, one of a Sikh preacher/ priest Sant Singh, another of a 22 year old young boy and third of lawyer Amarjeet Singh of Jalalabad has been reported so far with an attempt to commit suicide by consuming poison all hailing from Punjab, about thirty farmers active in the ongoing kisan movement have died due to various reasons.
The negotiations between the agitating farmers’ representatives and the government led by union agriculture minister Narendra Tomar, Railway minister Mr. Goyal and state agriculture minister Som Prakash etc which had failed after several rounds of meetings till December 8th is now being held on 29th December after the All India Farmers Coordination committee led by more than 35 farmers unions ( organisations) from all over the country have agreed to attend the meeting to discuss their demands on the three contentious laws including enactment of a fresh law on MSP.
The prime minister Narendra Modi had in his few speeches n interaction with farmers’ representatives had accused the opposition parties especially the Congress for misguiding the farmers of the country by portraying the wrong picture of the three farm laws. He also assured the farmers that the MSP will exist as before with APMCs not to be disturbed including giving them the freedom to sell their produce to anyone they intend to but the farmers associations have spurned his appeal saying that nothing less than the repeal of the imposed three farm laws n enactment of new law on MSP satisfy them.
Pics: grabbed from TV news n social media
