Farmer dies by suicide at Haryana-Punjab border amid ongoing agitation

Chandigarh: A 55-year-old farmer, Resham Singh, allegedly ended his life by consuming sulfa during the farmers’ protest at the Shambhu border between Haryana and Punjab on Thursday.

Singh, a resident of Pahuwind village in Tarn Taran district, reportedly consumed the poison near a langar site in the morning. He was rushed to Rajindra Hospital in Patiala but succumbed to his injuries.

Farmer leader Tejbir Singh said that despite an 11-month-long protest at the Shambhu and Khanauri borders, Resham Singh was distressed over the government’s failure to resolve their demands.

This incident follows the death of another farmer, Ranjodh Singh, on December 14, who had also consumed sulfa. Ranjodh, upset at being barred from marching to Delhi.