Bharat Bandh: Protesting Farmer dies of cardiac arrest at Singhu border
India TV NewsA farmer, who was protesting at the Singhu border against the three contentious farm laws, died due to cardiac arrest on Monday, the police said here. The police said as soon as they received information about Baghel's death, they rushed to the spot and took him to a nearby hospital where the farmer was declared brought dead. The Samyukt Kisan Morcha, a consortium of 100-odd farmers unions from across India, 15 trade unions and several political parties have jointly called a Bharat Bandh from 6 a.m. till 4 p.m. on Monday to mark the first anniversary of what they termed as a 'Black Day' when the President of India had given his assent to the three farm laws last year. Jagdish Singh, a farmer from Ludhiana said, "Trolleys are vacant because people living in them have gone to block roads at Tikri and Delhi-Haryana border."