Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Oct 22: A large number of farmers led by youth leader Taranjit Singh Tony took out a protest rally in RS Pura and submitted a memorandum of their demands to the concerned SDM.
Addressing the rally, which started from Gandhi Park RS Pura and concluded at SDM office, Taranjit Singh Tony demanded the Central Government to free the Indian soldiers and other civilians who are languishing in Pakistani jails.
Tony said that no steps are being taken by the Government to free Indian people in Pakistani jails. Tony said that 25 lakh rupees had to be paid by the Government to the refugee families but till date it had paid only 5 lakh rupees per family.
He demanded similar package for West Pakistani refugees and also enhancement of package money to Rs one crore. He also demanded adding of Minimum Support Price (MSP) to the Farm Bills passed introduced recently by the Central Government.
Listing all these demands, the farmers led by Taranjit Singh Tony submitted a memorandum to SDM RS Pura. They also demanded SDM RS Pura to give compensation to the farmers whose paddy crop badly affected due to the unseasonal rains.
They warned that if the Government does not take any step in this direction at the earliest, then they will be forced to initiate a big movement in the coming days.
Former Sarpanchs Bachan Singh and Rashpal Singh Gill, besides Mohan Lal, Bachan Lal and Balwant Singh Puppy attended the rally. Earlier, farmers of Suchetgarh and RS Pura paid rich tributes to the people who lost their lives in 1947, 1965, 1971 and 1999 Kargil wars.
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