2096 Farmers of various unions pay tributes to the 24 farmers who died during the course of the farmersâ protests, in front of the DC office in Jalandhar on Sunday . Photo: Sarabjit Singh
Aparna Banerji
Jalandhar, December 20
Farmers’ unions and residents across the region observed ‘Shradhanjali Diwas’ to mark the sacrifices of the 24 men, who lost lives in the course of farmers’ protests, here on Sunday.
Huge flex boards of the 24 persons who died during the farm protests at Delhi border were put up at all sites in the district, where demonstrations were held.
Events were held at the DC office Jalandhar, Sanghowal Toll Plaza (Mehatpur), Kartarpur, Phillaur, Nakodar among a number of other villages. While a number of kisan unions gathered outside the DC office on the ‘Shradhanjali Diwas’, farmers, while condemning tax raids on arhtiyas, sought the withdrawal of ordinances from the Centre to prevent the loss of lives.