An NRI hailing from Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar district of Punjab offered his land to build for a memorial for farmers who died in the year-long protests against the three agriculture laws.
US-based Barjinder Singh Hussainpur, who runs an NGO named ‘Naroa Punjab’, wrote to Punjab chief minister Charanjit Singh Channi on Friday saying that the struggle of farmers and labourers against the Union government over the three farm laws was unprecedented not only in the country but across the world. He said nearly 700 farmers and labourers had sacrificed their lives so far in the protests.
“To commemorate this great struggle and sacrifice, a unique and world-class memorial needs to be built,” he said. In the letter, Hussainpur said, “I humbly request in the name of being a Sikh, Punjabi and farmer to build this memorial in Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar district and will give land for the memorial”.
The Central government announced the withdrawal of three laws on the 552nd birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev.
