After infra at farm stir websites, SGPC doles out Rs 1 lakh every to 153 farmers who died

The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbhandak Committee has paid Rs 1.53 crore in compensation to the households of farmers who died through the ongoing agitation in opposition to the central agri legal guidelines at Delhi borders. The Sikh non secular physique additionally paid greater than Rs 4 lakh to the injured farmers.
As per a SGPC spokesperson, 153 households, who misplaced their member through the agitation, had been paid Rs one lakh every in type of compensation. Similarly, 23 injured farmers had been paid from Rs 10,000 to Rs 20,000 per head relying upon the character of damage.
“Any victim family can approach SGPC. We form a committee to probe the claim after which the compensation is paid,” mentioned SGPC spokesperson.

SGPC has been additionally working medical camps on the Delhi border. Its medical doctors, paramedical employees and ambulances are working since protest shifted to the nationwide capital final yr in November finish. The apex physique of Sikhs has additionally obtained put in makeshift bathrooms, particularly for girls, and made preparations for farmers to remain at protest websites. Recently, in view of the summer time warmth, the SGPC government committee determined to offer followers and set up shed for the farmers.
Incidentally, the farmer unions, which honour people and establishments providing any assist in money or sort, haven’t but recognised publicly the SGPC’s contribution to the continuing stir.
Farmer leaders additionally remained silent when BJP attacked the SGPC for lending assist to the protest. Senior BJP chief Harjit Garewal had even accused the Sikh physique of giving non secular color to the farmers’ protest, a cost that was rubbished by SGPC chief Bibi Jagir Kaur who mentioned that they had been following the trail proven by Sikh gurus by standing with the agriculturists and can proceed to take action sooner or later as nicely. “The langar, accommodation, medicines and other services will continue,” she had mentioned. Blaming the BJP for farmers’ woes she had mentioned that the SGPC was nicely conscious of its rights and duties.

Earlier, after Akal Takht Jathedar alleged that Union authorities didn’t enable Sikh Jatha to go to Pakistan to mark a centesimal anniversary of Nankana Sahib masscare, the farmer leaders had requested for proof if the group was certainly stopped from visiting the neighbouring nation resulting from SGPC’s assist to the agitation.
Besides, farmer leaders had come down closely on Bibi Jagir Kaur for one among her statements within the preliminary days of agitation. It had compelled the SGPC chief to situation an apology.