Punjab Assembly pays tribute to farmers who died during stir against anti-farm laws
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Updated: Mar 01, 2021 19:05 IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], March 1 (ANI): PunjabChief MinisterCaptain Amarinder Singh on Monday led the state Assembly in paying tributes to deceased eminent personalities, including farmers and farm labourers who died during the ongoing agitation against three agricultural laws.
The personalities included farmers and farm labourers who died during the ongoing farmers' agitation, freedom fighters and political personalities besides unsung COVID-19 warriors that had passed away since the last session of the Assembly, according to a statement from the Chief Minister's Office (CMO).
On the inaugural sitting of the 14th Budget Session of the 15th Vidhan Sabha, the House paid respects to ex-Union Minister Buta Singh, ex-Ministers Mahinder Singh Gill, Major Singh Uboke, Bal Mukand Sharma, Satpal Gosain and Satwant Kaur Sandhu, ex-Deputy Minister Joint Punjab Chandrawati and ex-MLA Brij Lal Goyal, it added.