SKM says over 100 lacking since tractor rally, varieties panel

Amid allegations that greater than 100 individuals had been lacking for the reason that violence throughout the tractor parade on Republic Day in Delhi, the Samyukta Kisan Morcha, an umbrella physique of 40 farmers’ unions, on Sunday mentioned it has arrange a six-member committee to look into the matter.
“More than 100 persons are missing since January 26. We are compiling information on such persons so that we can take up the matter with the authorities,” mentioned Morcha spokesperson Dr Darshan Pal.
The committee members embody Prem Singh Bhangu, Rajinder Singh Deep Singh Wala, Avtar Singh, Kiranjit Singh Sekhon and Bajleet Singh. Dr Pal mentioned any data on lacking individuals could be shared on telephone quantity 8198022033.

Following the chaos and violence on January 26, the Delhi Police had indicated that greater than 200 individuals had been rounded up. While some in Punjab claimed that they bought to know as late as Saturday that their “missing” members of the family have been arrested by the Delhi Police, BKU (Kadian) spokesperson Ricky Brar mentioned there nonetheless is not any affirmation if the opposite lacking individuals are in jail or not. “Committee members will be working on this. We will provide free legal help to those in jail and the families of those missing,” he added.
On Sunday afternoon, greater than 200 attorneys from Punjab, Haryana and Delhi attended a gathering referred to as by Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee at Delhi’s Gurdwara Raqabganj.
Amarvir Singh Bhullar, a Bathinda-based lawyer who attended the assembly, mentioned,”Delhi Police have knowledgeable that to date they’ve arrested 84 individuals, however we’ve got whereabouts of solely 55 individuals of which 34-35 are in Tihar jail. Our major focus is to collect particulars in regards to the arrested individuals. Later, we’ll give attention to securing bail or some other authorized motion after consulting the farmers’ unions”.
Among those that claimed that they bought to find out about their “missing” member of the family being arrested by the Delhi Police is Makhan Singh. A resident of village Kotra Punjab’s Mansa district, Makhan mentioned his son Sukhjinder Singh, who’s in mid 20s, had left for Delhi every week in the past to participate within the tractpr parade on January 26. He had left with three associates — Lakhwinder Singh, Labhpreet Singh and Ramandeep Singh, all from neighbouring village Jatana Kalan.

“All of them had been missing since after the violence at Red Fort. We kept calling BKU (Ugrahan) leaders and others who were in Delhi. It was on Saturday that we got to know that he is in Tihar Jail. As of now, we have decided not to seek bail. We will go as per the union’s decision.”
His associates too are in jail, mentioned Ranjeet Singh, a farmer chief from Sardulgarh in Mansa. “They had to Delhi for the first time and didn’t have a tractor. Sukhjinder’s family family has supported our decision of not seeking bail. Our demand is to get the FIRs quashed,” he mentioned.