As Singhra mourns its loss, locals recall deaths of two farmers in a 1993 agitation
Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar termed the 65-year-old preacher s death “an irreparable loss” while his Punjab counterpart Capt Amarinder Singh also expressed grief over the demise of Baba Ram Singh. December 18, 2020 10:40:13 am
Followers queue up to pay homage to the mortal remains of Baba Ram Singh at Singhra gurdwara, in Karnal, Thursday. (Sukhbir Siwach)
Shiromani Akali Dal leaders and a large number of followers of Sikh preacher Baba Ram Singh, who died of a bullet injury, paid their last respects to him at the Nanaksar Gurdwara in Karnal’s Singhra village on Thursday.
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Farmers Protest: Punjab, Haryana CMs condole death of Sikh preacher near Singhu border
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Published: Thursday, December 17, 2020, 14:16 [IST]
Chandigarh, Dec 17: Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Thursday termed the death of Sikh preacher Sant Ram Singh, who was supporting the farmers protest and allegedly committed suicide near the Singhu border, an irreparable loss .
His Punjab counterpart Amarinder Singh also expressed grief over the death of the 65-year-old preacher. Police said Sant Ram Singh allegedly died by suicide near the Singhu border on Wednesday.
A handwritten note in Punjabi, purportedly left behind by the deceased, says he was unable to bear the pain of farmers . The note is being verified by the police. An official of the Sonipat police said they had received a call that Sant Ram Singh (65), who hailed from Singhra village in Nissing area of Karnal district, allegedly shot himself.
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Updated Dec 17, 2020 · 01:56 pm Farmers attend a protest against the newly passed farm bills at Singhu border near New Delhi on December 7. | Adnan Abidi/ Reuters
A 65-year-old Sikh priest on Wednesday died by suicide near the Singhu border, the centre of the farmers’ protest against the agricultural laws, PTI reported. Baba Ram Singh left a note, in which he said that he was unable to bear the pain of farmers.
Sonipat Deputy Commissioner of Police Shyam Lal Poonia told NDTV that Singh shot himself inside a car. “He was rushed to Park hospital in Panipat and was declared dead on arrival by the doctors,” he added.
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Day before death, Sikh preacher went to farm protest site, say associates
In a purported suicide note, Baba Ram Singh, also known as Nanaksar Singhra Wale, had expressed pain over the plight of farmers protesting against the Centre’s farm laws. Updated: December 18, 2020 8:29:11 am
Followers queue up to pay respects to Baba Ram Singh at Singhra gurdwara. (Express photo by Sukhbir Siwach)
THE SIKH preacher who died of a bullet injury Wednesday at Kundli near the Singhu border of Delhi, with his associates saying that he shot himself with his licensed revolver, had visited the farm protest sites twice earlier, including on the day before his death, according to followers.
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