09-Jul-2024 07:33 PM
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Chandigarh, July 9 (Reporter) Fulfilling the promise made with the family of a young farmer who
attained martyrdom at Khanauri border during farmer agitation, the Punjab Chief Minister
Bhagwant Singh Mann on Tuesday handed over a cheque of financial assistance worth
Rs one crore and appointment letter of government job to his family members.
Interacting with the bereaved family members after handing over the cheque and appointment letter, Mann said that the state government is committed for the wellbeing of the food growers of the state and no stone is being left for ensuring their welfare.
He said that the young farmer, Shubkaran Singh, had attained martyrdom during firing at the border. He said that this barbaric and tragic incident had bruised the psyche of every Punjabi.
Mann said that the martyrdom of a farmer is a huge and irreparable loss for the family which cannot be compensated by any means.
However, he said that Rs one crore financial assistance and government job to the family is a humble initiative of the state government to bail out the family in crisis.
He said that this is a humble gesture of the state government in recognition of the supreme sacrifice made by the young farmer for the cause of food growers of the country.
He said that it is the bounden duty of the government to help the farmers and their families in the
hour of crisis, adding that the state government is already making strenuous efforts in this regard...////...