Palwal, January 4
A farmer leader from Madhya Pradesh, undergoing treatment for pneumonia since falling ill on December 14 while sitting on dharna over the farm laws, died at a hospital in New Delhi on Sunday.
Hailing from Mayna village of Gwalior district, Surender Singh Sidhu (65) was among the prominent leaders sitting on dharna at Antoha village before he was hospitalised.
Sidhu had been at the protest site since December 3, when farmers from Madhya Pradesh were stopped by the police while they were moving towards Delhi.
He fell sick on December 14 while he was on relay fast. He was admitted to a private hospital in Gwalior on December 15, but was shifted to Sir Ganga Ram Hospital in New Delhi last week after his condition deteriorated. Sidhu was cremated at his native village on Monday. Rattan Singh Sorot, a farmer leader from Palwal, described him as a martyr who had laid down his life in the interest of the farming community. — TNS
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