The Telangana government on Saturday announced a compensation of Rs 3 lakh each for the families of over 700 farmers who died during the pr...
The Telangana government on Saturday announced a compensation of Rs 3 lakh each for the families of over 700 farmers who died during the protest against the three agricultural laws.
Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao said that the Centre should give the families Rs 25 lakh and withdraw all the cases filed against the protestors.
Proud of Hon’ble @TelanganaCMO #KCR Garu for announcing ₹3 lakh ex gratia to all the 750 plus farmers who lost lives fighting the #FarmLaws in NCR 👍
— KTR (@KTRTRS) November 20, 2021
He also demanded Govt of India to announce ₹25 lakh ex gratia to each farmer family & also withdraw all cases unconditionally
Rao’s announcement came a day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in a televised address to the country that the three laws, which faced vociferous protests, will be repealed.
Farmers, mainly from Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh, have been staging demonstrations at Delhi’s border entry points for nearly a year to push for the withdrawal of the laws, which they fear would make them vulnerable to corporate exploitation.
Citizens lauded the farmers for their sustained protest. The Opposition also celebrated the protestors but pointed out that the Centre decided to rollback the laws because it was worried about the impending elections in Punjab and Uttar Pradesh. Both the...
