A protesting farmer died as Haryana Police dropped tear gas shells at Khanauri on the Sangrur-Jind border on Wednesday afternoon. Farmer leader Baldev Singh Sirsa identified the victim as Subhkaran Singh (21)
Indian farmers have been dispersed with tear gas and water cannons after they attempted to march towards Delhi to call for a set price for their produce.
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and party leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday condoled the death of a farmer in firing at the Khanauri border with Gandhi saying history will certainly demand an account of the farmers killings from the BJP. In a post in Hindi on X, Kharge said, "When farmers lives will not be saved.Then, how will India remain silent?"