Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa on Tuesday termed the killing of a laborer at the Singhu border as a possible conspiracy to defame the farmers’ movement, citing a purported photograph of Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar. Nihang leader. Former state Congress chief Sunil Jakhar also got into a controversy after photographs surfaced on social media alleging that central agencies were involved in the killing last week at a farmer’s protest site near the Delhi-Haryana border. Perhaps.
The group photo includes a man in blue robes of the Sikh order of Tomars and Nihangs. The Union minister has earlier met farmer protest leaders to resolve the impasse over agri-marketing laws.
Randhawa claimed without naming anyone that the same Nihang leader was defending the main accused in the murder. The Nihang group had accused the victim of insulting a Sikh holy scripture.
In a statement, Randhawa alleged that in the wake of recent revelations that one of the Nihang leaders was already in touch with the Government of India, especially Agriculture Minister NS Tomar, the incident of lynching has now taken a completely different turn. Is. have taken. The minister claimed that there seems to be a deep conspiracy to defame the farmers’ movement.
He said that Lakhbir Singh, a Dalit victim, resident of Cheema Kalan village of Tarn Taran district, is very poor. The Punjab minister said that we need to find out who lured him to the Singhu border and who paid for his travel as he could not even buy his own food. The Deputy CM said that he has directed the local administration to find out under what circumstances the person was taken from his house to the Singhu border.
Looking at the recent photographic evidence available, the Nihang leader must also state in what capacity he met Union Agriculture Minister NS Tomar and whether he was persuaded to do so by the farmers’ organizations leading the campaign against the three blacks. was to be done. Agricultural Law. was made mandatory. .
Randhawa said that considering the importance of the place where the Nihang leaders were camping, it was imperative on their part to keep the farmer unions informed and updated about their meetings with the Union Minister.
He said that this has created genuine doubts and doubts in the minds of the people and these need to be cleared. The minister said that the Punjab government would do everything possible to get to the root of the conspiracy and expose and punish the culprits.
Former state Congress president Sunil Jakhar alleged that agencies could have a role in the killing on the Singhu border. But he did not elaborate on this. There is definitely more to it than meets the eye, he said in a statement.
BJP is trying to tarnish the struggle of secular farmers as a Sikh movement by branding Sikhs as terrorists who have been protesting for a long time.
Lakhbir Singh was brutally murdered at the farmers’ protest site last week with his body tied to a barricade, his hand amputated and multiple wounds from sharp weapons. Sarabjit Singh, who was among the Nihangs arrested for the murder, claimed that he had “punished” the man for “insulting” a Sikh holy book.
Farmers of Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh have been camping at the Delhi border for almost a year demanding the repeal of three agricultural laws made at the Centre.
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